| 1H6 II.v.69 | [Mortimer to Richard] the Percys ... / Endeavoured my advancement to the throne |
| 2H4 V.v.82 | [Falstaff to Shallow] Fear not your advancements [Q; F aduancement] |
| Ham III.ii.67 | [Hamlet to Horatio] what advancement may I hope from thee |
| KL II.iv.195.1 | [Cornwall to Lear, of disguised Kent] his own disorders / Deserved much less advancement [i.e. he was fortunate not to get a worse punishment] |
| WT IV.iv.829 | [Autolycus alone, of his new opportunity] who knows how that may turn back to my advancement? |