| AW III.vii.9 | [Helena to Widow] to your sworn counsel I have spoken |
| Cym III.ii.36 | [Innogen as if to her sealed letter] blest be / You bees that make these locks of counsel |
| Ham III.ii.151 | [Hamlet to Ophelia] The players cannot keep counsel |
| MW I.i.113 | [Falstaff to Shallow] 'Twere better for you if it were known in counsel |
| TNK III.i.83 | [Arcite to Palamon] With counsel of the night, I will be here [i.e. in secret, only the night will know] |