| 2H6 IV.ii.57 | [Smith aside to his companions, of Cade] He need not fear the sword, for his coat is of proof |
| AC IV.viii.15 | [Antony to Cleopatra] leap thou ... / Through proof of harness to my heart |
| Cym V.v.5 | [Cymbeline to all, of the soldier] whose naked breast / Stepped before targes of proof |
| Ham II.ii.488 | [First Player to all, of Mars' armour] forged for proof eterne |
| Mac I.ii.56 | [Ross to King, of Macbeth] lapped in proof [i.e. armour of tested strength] |
| R2 I.iii.73 | [Bolingbroke to John of Gaunt] Add proof unto mine armour with thy prayers |
| R3 V.iii.220 | [King Richard to Ratcliffe] ten thousand soldiers / Armed in proof [i.e. armour of tested strength] |
| RJ I.i.210 | [Romeo to Benvolio, of his love] in strong proof of chastity well armed |
| Tim IV.iii.125 | [Timon to Alcibiades] Put armour on thine ears and on thine eyes, / Whose proof nor yells of mothers, maids, nor babes ... / Shall pierce a jot |
| TS II.i.140 | [Petruchio to Baptista, of being prepared for Katherina's words] Ay, to the proof, as mountains are for winds |
| Ven.626 | [Venus to Adonis, of a boar] His brawny sides .. / Are better proof than thy spear's point can enter |