| 2H6 I.i.46 | [Gloucester to all, reading] Henry shall espouse the Lady Margaret |
| 2H6 I.i.9 | [Suffolk to King] I have performed my task and was espoused [i.e. on the King's behalf] |
| H5 II.i.74 | [Pistol to Nym] Fetch forth ... Doll Tearsheet ... and her espouse |
| H5 IV.vi.26 | [Exeter to all, of York] over Suffolk's neck / He threw his wounded arm ... and so espoused to death, with blood he sealed / A testament of noble-ending love |
| Luc.20 | [of Collatine] Reckoning his fortune at such high-proud rate / That kings might be espoused to more fame |
| Tit I.i.245 | [Saturninus to Titus, of Lavinia] will I ... in the sacred Pantheon her espouse |
| Tit I.i.331 | [Saturninus to all] I will not re-salute the streets of Rome ... till from forth this place / I lead espoused my bride |