| 3H6 II.vi.12 | [Clifford alone] O Phoebus, hadst thou never given consent / That Phaethon should check thy fiery steeds |
| KJ II.i.123 | [Queen Eleanor to Constance] Thy bastard shall be king / That thou mayst be a queen and check the world |
| KJ III.iv.152 | [Cardinal Pandulph to Lewis the Dauphin, of King John and the people] none so small advantage shall step forth / To check his reign, but they will cherish it |