| 1H6 II.iv.108 | [Richard to Somerset] this pale and angry rose, / As cognizance of my blood-drinking hate |
| Cym II.iv.127 | [Posthumus to Philario, of Innogen] The cognizance of her incontinency / Is this |
| JC II.ii.89 | [Decius to Caesar] great men shall press / For tinctures, stains, relics, and cognizance [i.e. to show they are devotees] |