| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.30 | many a man doth of a death's-head, or a memento mori. | many a man doth of a Deaths-Head, or a Memento Mori. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.229 | Peace, good Doll, do not speak like a death's-head; | Peace (good Dol) doe not speake like a Deaths-head: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.ii.48 | sadness in his youth. I had rather be married to a death's-head | sadnesse in his youth.) I had rather to be married to a deaths head |