| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.29 | Shakes the old beldam earth, and topples down | Shakes the old Beldame Earth, and tombles downe |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iv.41 | Beldam, I think we watched you at an inch. | Beldam I thinke we watcht you at an ynch. |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.185.2 | Old men and beldams in the streets | Old men, and Beldames, in the streets |
| Macbeth | Mac III.v.2 | Have I not reason, beldams, as you are | Haue I not reason (Beldams) as you are? |