| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.267 | Although before the solemn priest I have sworn, | Although before the solemne Priest I haue sworne, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.ii.21 | me. I have wedded her, not bedded her, and sworn to make | me: I haue wedded her, not bedded her, and sworne to make |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vii.9 | And what to your sworn counsel I have spoken | And what to your sworne counsaile I haue spoken, |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.ii.20.2 | How have I sworn! | How haue I sworne. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.ii.71 | Have the like oaths. He had sworn to marry me | Haue the like oathes: He had sworne to marrie me |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.62 | ‘I am conqueror of myself.' Thou art sworn, Eros, | I am Conqueror of my selfe. Thou art sworne Eros, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.198 | Madam, as thereto sworn, by your command, | Madam, as thereto sworne, by your command |
| As You Like It | AYL I.ii.75 | he never had any; or if he had, he had sworn it away | he neuer had anie; or if he had, he had sworne it away, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.260 | Besides, I will be sworn these ears of mine | Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.ii.35 | 'Tis sworn between us we shall ever strike | 'Tis sworne betweene vs, we shall euer strike |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.137 | True? I'll be sworn they are true. Where is | True? Ile be sworne they are true: where is |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.95 | my sworn brother, the people, to earn a dearer estimation | my sworne Brother the people to earne a deerer estimation |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.141 | What may be sworn by, both divine and human, | What may be sworne by, both Diuine and Humane, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.iv.12 | O world, thy slippery turns! Friends now fast sworn, | Oh World, thy slippery turnes! Friends now fast sworn, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.164 | So did I, I'll be sworn. He is | So did I, Ile be sworne: He is |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.47 | You are condemned, our general has sworn you out of | you are condemn'd, our Generall has sworne you out of |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.iii.195.2 | I dare be sworn you were! | I dare be sworne you were: |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.125 | All sworn, and honourable: they induced to steal it? | All sworne, and honourable: they induc'd to steale it? |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.143.2 | I'll be sworn – | Ile be sworne. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.v.112 | I have sworn 't. | I haue sworn't. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.v.147.2 | We have sworn, my lord, already. | We haue sworne my Lord already. |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.235 | 'Tis deeply sworn. Sweet, leave me here awhile. | 'Tis deepely sworne: / Sweet, leaue me heere a while, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.6 | bass string of humility. Sirrah, I am sworn brother to a | base string of humility. Sirra, I am sworn brother to a |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.48 | O Lord, sir, I'll be sworn upon all the books in | O Lord sir, Ile be sworne vpon all the Books in |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.57 | And I'll be sworn I have power to shame him hence. | And Ile be sworne, I haue power to shame him hence. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.29 | No, I'll be sworn, I make as good use of it as | No, Ile be sworne: I make as good vse of it, as |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.59 | many a hair, and I'll be sworn my pocket was picked. | many a hayre; and Ile be sworne my Pocket was pick'd: |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.ii.71 | No, I'll be sworn, unless you call three | No, Ile be sworne, vnlesse you call three |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.i.71 | Sworn to us in your younger enterprise. | Sworne to vs in yonger enterprize. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.243 | I have weekly sworn to marry since I perceived the first | I haue weekly sworne to marry, since I perceiu'd the first |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.310 | been sworn brother to him, and I'll be sworn 'a ne'er | beene sworne Brother to him: and Ile be sworne hee neuer |
| Henry V | H5 II.i.11 | and we'll be all three sworn brothers to France. Let't | and wee'l bee all three sworne brothers to France: Let't |
| Henry V | H5 II.ii.90 | And sworn unto the practices of France, | And sworne vnto the practises of France |
| Henry V | H5 II.ii.93 | Than Cambridge is, hath likewise sworn. But O, | Then Cambridge is, hath likewise sworne. But O, |
| Henry V | H5 II.ii.106 | As two yoke-devils sworn to either's purpose, | As two yoake diuels sworne to eythers purpose, |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.44 | Nym and Bardolph are sworn brothers in filching, | Nim and Bardolph are sworne Brothers in filching: |
| Henry V | H5 IV.vii.124 | dare to challenge this glove, I have sworn to take him a | dare to challenge this Gloue, I haue sworne to take him a |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.162 | Remember, lords, your oaths to Henry sworn, | Remember Lords your Oathes to Henry sworne: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.158 | A dreadful oath, sworn with a solemn tongue! | A dreadfull Oath, sworne with a solemn tongue: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.iv.19 | Lord Say, Jack Cade hath sworn to have thy head. | Lord Say, Iacke Cade hath sworne to huae thy head. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.20 | Against thy oath and true allegiance sworn, | Against thy Oath, and true Allegeance sworne, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.179 | Hast thou not sworn allegiance unto me? | Hast thou not sworne Allegeance vnto me? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.i.70 | And we his subjects, sworn in all allegiance, | And we his subiects, sworne in all Allegeance, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.i.78 | And you were sworn true subjects unto me; | And you were sworne true Subiects vnto me: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.iii.257 | But I return his sworn and mortal foe; | But I returne his sworne and mortall Foe: |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.165 | He solemnly had sworn that what he spoke | He sollemnly had sworne, that what he spoke |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.191 | Of such a time; being my sworn servant, | of such a time, being my sworn seruant, |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.64 | Thou mayst be sworn true liegeman to our king; | Thou mayst be sworne true liegeman to our King, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.215 | To make him happy, and that thou hast sworn | To make him happy, and that thou hast sworne, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.350 | When he hath sworn me by the name of God | When he hath sworne me by the name of God, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.149 | Unless you do make good what you have sworn. | Vnlesse you do make good what you haue sworne. |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iii.30 | Hast thou not sworn obedience to thy prince? | Hast thou not sworne obedience to thy Prince? |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iii.41 | How we do swear, and, when we once have sworn, | How we do sweare, and when we once haue sworne, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iv.94 | Else death himself hath sworn that thou shalt die. | Els death himself hath sworne that thou shalt die. |
| King John | KJ III.i.125 | Been sworn my soldier, bidding me depend | Beene sworne my Souldier, bidding me depend |
| King John | KJ III.i.245 | Unswear faith sworn, and on the marriage-bed | Vn-sweare faith sworne, and on the marriage bed |
| King John | KJ III.i.268 | What since thou sworest is sworn against thyself | What since thou sworst, is sworne against thy selfe, |
| King John | KJ III.i.270 | For that which thou hast sworn to do amiss | For that which thou hast sworne to doe amisse, |
| King John | KJ III.i.280 | But thou hast sworn against religion | But thou hast sworne against religion: |
| King John | KJ IV.i.58.2 | I have sworn to do it, | I haue sworne to do it: |
| King John | KJ IV.i.123 | Yet am I sworn, and I did purpose, boy, | Yet am I sworne, and I did purpose, Boy, |
| King John | KJ V.iv.16 | By cutting off your heads. Thus hath he sworn, | By cutting off your heads: Thus hath he sworne, |
| King Lear | KL I.i.245 | Nothing! I have sworn; I am firm. | Nothing, I haue sworne, I am firme. |
| King Lear | KL III.iv.79 | sworn spouse, set not thy sweet heart on proud array. | sworne Spouse: set not thy Sweet-heart on proud array. |
| King Lear | KL V.i.55 | To both these sisters have I sworn my love; | To both these Sisters haue I sworne my loue: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.16 | Have sworn for three years' term to live with me, | Haue sworne for three yeeres terme, to liue with me: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.22 | If you are armed to do as sworn to do, | If you are arm'd to doe, as sworne to do, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.34 | So much, dear liege, I have already sworn, | So much, deare Liege, I haue already sworne, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.65 | Or, having sworn too hard-a-keeping oath, | Or hauing sworne too hard a keeping oath, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.111 | No, my good lord, I have sworn to stay with you. | No my good Lord, I haue sworn to stay with you. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.114 | Yet, confident, I'll keep what I have sworn, | Yet confident Ile keepe what I haue sworne, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.294 | Which each to other hath so strongly sworn. | Which each to other hath so strongly sworne. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL II.i.97 | Hear me, dear lady. I have sworn an oath – | Heare me deare Lady, I haue sworne an oath. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL II.i.104 | I hear your grace hath sworn out housekeeping. | I heare your grace hath sworne out Houseekeeping: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.109 | But, alack, my hand is sworn | But alacke my hand is sworne, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.332 | Or, keeping what is sworn, you will prove fools. | Or keeping what is sworne, you will proue fooles, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.282 | But will you hear? The King is my love sworn. | But will you heare; the King is my loue sworne. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.709 | linen. Since when, I'll be sworn, he wore none but a | Linnen: since when, Ile be sworne he wore none, but a |
| Macbeth | Mac I.vii.58 | And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you | And dasht the Braines out, had I so sworne / As you |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.20 | May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two | May in the sworne-twelue haue a thiefe, or two |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.177 | Were you sworn to the Duke or to the deputy? | Were you sworne to the Duke, or to the Deputie? |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.84 | Her name is Margery indeed. I'll be sworn, if thou | Her name is Margerie indeede, Ile be sworne if thou |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.iii.5 | I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond. | I haue sworne an oath that I will haue my bond: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.36 | And by our holy Sabbath have I sworn | And by our holy Sabbath haue I sworne |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.172 | I dare be sworn for him he would not leave it | I dare be sworne for him, he would not leaue it, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.301 | That my Nerissa shall be sworn on is | That my Nerrissa shall be sworne on, is, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iv.140 | But notwithstanding, Master Fenton, I'll be sworn on a | but notwithstanding (Master Fenton) Ile be sworne on a |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.i.56 | have sworn his disposition would have gone to the | haue sworne his disposition would haue gone to the |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.36 | I'll be sworn, | Ile be sworne, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.iii.48 | sworn of the peace. You have showed yourself a wise | sworn of the peace: you haue show'd your selfe a wise |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.iii.26 | Ay, I'll be sworn. My master knows not of your | I, Ile be sworne: my Master knowes not of your |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.67 | a new sworn brother. | a new sworne brother. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.182 | I would scarce trust myself, though I had sworn | I would scarce trust my selfe, though I had sworne |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.273 | though, I'll be sworn, if he be so, his conceit is false. | though Ile be sworne, if hee be so, his conceit is false: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.23 | sworn but love may transform me to an oyster; but I'll | sworne, but loue may transforme me to an oyster, but Ile |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.118 | I would have sworn it had, my lord, especially | I would haue sworne it had, my Lord, especially |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.85 | And I'll be sworn upon't that he loves her, | And Ile be sworne vpon't, that he loues her, |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.124 | I dare be sworn I think that he is honest. | I dare be sworne, I thinke that he is honest. |
| Pericles | Per IV.i.1 | Thy oath remember. Thou hast sworn to do't. | Thy oath remember, thou hast sworne to doo't, |
| Pericles | Per IV.i.70 | The gods are quick of ear, and I am sworn | the Gods are quicke of eare, and I am sworne |
| Pericles | Per IV.i.91.2 | I am sworn, | I am sworne |
| Richard II | R2 I.i.134 | Neglected my sworn duty in that case. | Neglected my sworne duty in that case: |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.147 | The noble Duke hath sworn his coming is | The Noble Duke hath sworne his comming is |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.149 | We all have strongly sworn to give him aid; | Wee all haue strongly sworne to giue him ayd, |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.166 | Which I have sworn to weed and pluck away. | Which I haue sworne to weed, and plucke away. |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.111 | Comprising all that may be sworn or said, | Comprising all that may be sworne, or said, |
| Richard II | R2 V.i.20 | Shows us but this. I am sworn brother, sweet, | Shewes vs but this. I am sworne Brother (Sweet) |
| Richard II | R2 V.ii.39 | To Bolingbroke are we sworn subjects now, | To Bullingbrooke, are we sworne Subiects now, |
| Richard III | R3 I.iv.211 | Whom thou wast sworn to cherish and defend. | Whom thou was't sworne to cherish and defend. |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.157 | Well, let them rest. Come hither, Catesby. Thou art sworn | Well, let them rest: Come hither Catesby, / Thouart sworne |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.217 | Then she hath sworn that she will still live chaste? | Then she hath sworne, that she will still liue chast? |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.ii.35 | Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, | Or if thou wilt not, be but sworne my Loue, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.iii.128 | Thy dear love sworn but hollow perjury, | Thy deare Loue sworne but hollow periurie, |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.126 | like a duck, I'll be sworn. | like a Ducke i'le be sworne. |
| The Tempest | Tem III.iii.27 | And I'll be sworn 'tis true. Travellers ne'er did lie, | And Ile besworne 'tis true: Trauellers nere did lye, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.ii.249 | sworn not to give regard to you. Farewell, and come | sworne not to giue regard to you. Farewell, & come |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.69 | He's a sworn rioter; he has a sin | He's a sworne Riotor, he has a sinne |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.ii.174 | I'll be sworn 'tis true; he will weep you an | Ile be sworne 'tis true, he will weepe you an |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.iii.31 | says thou art a fair corpse, I'll be sworn and sworn | sayes thou art a faire coarse, Ile be sworne and sworne |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.40 | now to her that you have sworn to me. (To Cressida) | now to her, that you haue sworne to me. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.ii.52 | I'll be sworn. For my own part, I came in late. What | Ile be sworne: For my owne part I came in late: what |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.45.2 | No, I'll be sworn. | No, Ile be sworne. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.39 | An oath that I have sworn. I will not break it. | An Oath that I haue sworne. I will not breake it, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.ii.62.1 | You have sworn patience. | You haue sworne patience. |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.74 | increasing your folly. Sir Toby will be sworn that I am | increasing your folly: Sir Toby will be sworn that I am |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.280 | I am a gentleman.’ I'll be sworn thou art. | I am a Gentleman. Ile be sworne thou art, |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.168 | usest him, and thy sworn enemy, Andrew Aguecheek. If | vsest him, & thy sworne enemie, Andrew Ague-cheeke. If |
| Twelfth Night | TN IV.iii.33 | And having sworn truth, ever will be true. | And hauing sworne truth, euer will be true. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.29 | sworn, I have sat in the stocks for puddings he hath | sworne I haue sat in the stockes, for puddings he hath |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.157.2 | I have sworn. | I have sworne. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.167 | Now my sworn friend, and then mine enemy; | Now my sworne Friend, and then mine Enemy; |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.446.1 | His execution sworn. | his Execution sworne. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.i.63 | And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying, | And Ile be sworne you would beleeue my saying, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.ii.29.2 | I dare be sworn. | I dare be sworne: |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.51.1 | We two have sworn shall come. | We two haue sworne shall come. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.304 | Thou hast sworn my love to be. | Thou hast sworne my Loue to be, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.305 | Thou hast sworn it more to me. | Thou hast sworne it more to mee. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.593 | his sworn brother, a very simple gentleman! I have sold | (his sworne brother) a very simple Gentleman. I haue sold |