| Cym III.iv.38 | [Pisanio to Innogen] Kings, queens, and states |
| Ham V.ii.219.6 | [stage direction] Enter ... all the state |
| TC IV.ii.67 | [Aeneas to Troilus, of the decision to exchange Cressida] By Priam and the general state of Troy |
| TC IV.v.264 | [Ajax to Achilles, of Hector] The general state, I fear, / Can scarce entreat you to be odd with him |
| Tim I.ii.1.3 | [stage direction] enter ... the States, the Athenian Lords |