| 1H4 II.iv.371 | [Falstaff to Prince Hal] This chair shall be my state |
| Cor V.iv.21 | [Menenius to Sicinius, of Coriolanus] He sits in his state as a thing made for Alexander |
| H8 I.ii.9.4 | [stage direction] The King riseth from his state |
| H8 I.iv.85 | [stage direction, of Wolsey] He comes from his state |
| KJ III.i.70 | [Constance to Salisbury] To me and to the state of my great grief / Let kings assemble [also: majesty, court] |
| Mac III.iv.5 | [Macbeth to all, of Lady Macbeth] Our hostess keeps her state |
| TN II.v.44 | [Malvolio to himself, of Olivia] Having been three months married to her, sitting in my state |