| Cor I.iii.103 | [Virgilia to Valeria] Give me excuse, good madam |
| E3 IV.v.91 | [King John to Charles] thy licence lies in me, / And my constraint stands the excuse for thee |
| Luc.235 | [Tarquin to himself, of Collatine] were he not my dear friend, this desire / Might have excuse to work upon his wife |
| TS induction.2.123 | [Page as Sly's wife to Sly, of staying out of Sly's bed] I hope this reason stands for my excuse |