| AW II.i.138 | [Helena to King] holy writ in babes hath judgement shown, / When judges have been babes |
| Oth III.iii.321 | [Iago alone] Trifles light as air / Are to the jealous confirmations strong / As proofs of holy writ |
| Per Chorus.II.12 | [Gower alone, of Pericles] each man / Thinks all is writ he speken can [i.e. everything he says is as true as the gospel] |
| R3 I.iii.336 | [Richard alone] thus I clothe my naked villainy / With odd old ends stolen forth of Holy Writ |