| 1H4 IV.i.12.1 | [Douglas to Hotspur, of Hotspur] No man so potent breathes upon the ground / But I will beard him |
| 1H6 I.iii.44 | [Winchester to Gloucester] I beard thee to thy face |
| 2H6 IV.x.36 | [Cade to Iden] Brave thee? Ay, by the best blood that ever was broached, and beard thee too |
| Ham II.ii.423 | [Hamlet to one of the players] Comest thou to beard me in Denmark? [with pun on beard = hair] |