| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.257 | Go to, sir. You were beaten in Italy for picking a | Go too sir, you were beaten in Italy for picking a |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.i.51 | chamberlain,’ for thou variest no more from picking of | Chamberlaine: For thou variest no more from picking of |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.154 | picking thy pocket? Why, thou whoreson impudent | picking thy pocket? Why thou horson impudent |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.i.196 | Of dainty and such picking grievances, | Of daintie, and such picking Grieuances: |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.748 | fantastical. A great man, I'll warrant. I know by the picking | fantasticall: A great man, Ile warrant; I know by the picking |