| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.136 | Then let the worst unheard fall on your bead. | Then let the worst vn-heard, fall on your head. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.49 | Where's Bead? Go you, and where you find a maid | Wher's Bede? Go you, and where you find a maid |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.330.1 | You bead, you acorn. | You bead, you acorne. |