| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.256 | a slave art thou to hack thy sword as thou hast done, and | a Slaue art thou, to hacke thy sword as thou hast done, and |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vii.47 | Hew them to pieces, hack their bones asunder, | Hew them to peeces, hack their bones assunder, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.163 | To cut the head off and then hack the limbs, | To cut the Head off, and then hacke the Limbes: |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.112 | The sin is more to hack and hew poor men, | The sin is more to hacke and hew poore men, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.i.48 | knights will hack, and so thou shouldst not alter the | Knights will hacke, and so thou shouldst not alter the |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.i.71 | their limbs whole and hack our English. | their limbs whole, and hack our English. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.i.61 | words. He teaches him to hick and to hack, which they'll | words: hee teaches him to hic, and to hac; which they'll |