| 1H6 IV.iii.18 | [Lucy to Richard] Never so needful on the earth of France |
| Cym IV.iii.8 | [Cymbeline to all, of the queen] her son gone, / So needful for this present |
| H8 II.iv.231 | [Campeius to King Henry] 'tis a needful fitness / That we adjourn this court till further day |
| TC IV.iv.138 | [Troilus to Cressida] To our own selves bend we our needful talk |