| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.v.91 | Whilst I can shake my sword or hear the drum. | Whilst I can shake my sword, or heare the drumme: |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.iii.1.1 | Flourish. Enter the Duke of Florence, Bertram, drum | Flourish. Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.iii.11 | A lover of thy drum, hater of love. | A louer of thy drumme, hater of loue. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.v.73.1.1 | Drum and colours. Enter Bertram, Parolles, and the | Drumme and Colours. Enter Count Rossillion, Parrolles, and the |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.v.87 | Lose our drum! Well! | Loose our drum? Well. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.18 | drum, which you hear him so confidently undertake to | drumme, which you heare him so confidently vndertake to |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.32 | his drum; he says he has a stratagem for't. When your | his drumme, he sayes he has a stratagem for't: when your |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.38 | honour of his design; let him fetch off his drum in any | honor of his designe, let him fetch off his drumme in any |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.40 | How now, monsieur! This drum sticks sorely | How now Monsieur? This drumme sticks sorely |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.42 | A pox on't! Let it go, 'tis but a drum. | A pox on't, let it go, 'tis but a drumme. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.43 | But a drum! Is't but a drum? A drum so lost! | But a drumme: Ist but a drumme? A drum so lost. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.51 | some dishonour we had in the loss of that drum, but it is | some dishonor wee had in the losse of that drum, but it is |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.57 | I would have that drum or another, or hic jacet. | I would haue that drumme or another, or hic iacet. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.i.34 | the recovery of this drum, being not ignorant of the | the recouerie of this drumme, being not ignorant of the |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.i.59 | I would I had any drum of the enemy's; I | I would I had any drumme of the enemies, I |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.i.62 | A drum now of the enemy's – | A drumme now of the enemies. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.259 | Faith, sir, has led the drum before the English | Faith sir, ha's led the drumme before the English |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.ii.41 | Give me your hand. How does your drum? | giue me your hand: How does your drumme? |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.iii.253 | He's a good drum, my lord, but a naughty orator. | Hee's a good drumme my Lord, but a naughtie Orator. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW V.iii.319 | (To Parolles) Good Tom Drum, lend me a handkercher. | Good Tom Drumme lend me a handkercher. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vi.1.2 | with drum and trumpet; at another, Caesar, Lepidus, | with Drum and Trumpet: at another Casar, Lepidus, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iii.30 | Methinks I hear hither your husband's drum; | Me thinkes, I heare hither your Husbands Drumme: |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iii.56 | He had rather see the swords and hear a drum | He had rather see the swords, and heare a Drum, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iv.1.1 | Enter Martius, Titus Lartius, with Drum and | Enter Martius, Titus Lartius, with Drumme and |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.iv.15 | That's lesser than a little. (Drum afar off) Hark! our drums | That's lesser then a little: Drum a farre off. Hearke, our Drummes |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.vii.1.2 | going with Drum and Trumpet toward Cominius and | going with Drum and Trumpet toward Cominius, and |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.ii.113 | Which choired with my drum, into a pipe | Which quier'd with my Drumme into a Pipe, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.222 | shall have the drum struck up this afternoon. 'Tis as it | shall haue the Drum strooke vp this afternoone: 'Tis as it |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.71.1 | Enter Coriolanus, marching with drum and colours; | Enter Coriolanus marching with Drumme, and Colours. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.vi.151 | Beat thou the drum, that it speak mournfully. | Beate thou the Drumme that it speake mournfully: |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iv.11 | The kettledrum and trumpet thus bray out | The kettle Drum and Trumpet thus bray out |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.275 | Drum, trumpets, and shot. Flourish. A piece goes off | Trumpets sound, and shot goes off. |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.355 | Why does the drum come hither? | Why do's the Drumme come hither? |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.356.2 | train of drum, colours, and attendants | Drumme, Colours, and Attendants. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.203 | O, I could wish this tavern were my drum. | Oh, I could wish this Tauerne were my drumme. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 IV.ii.18 | had as lief hear the devil as a drum, such as fear the | had as lieue heare the Deuill, as a Drumme; such as feare the |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.ii.9 | Cheering a rout of rebels with your drum, | Chearing a rowt of Rebels with your Drumme, |
| Henry V | H5 III.vi.83 | him my mind. (Drum within) Hark you, the King is | him my minde: hearke you, the King is |
| Henry V | H5 III.vi.85.1 | Drum and colours. Enter the King and his poor | Drum and Colours. Enter the King and his poore |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.ii.1.2 | Duke of Alençon, and Reignier, marching with drum | Alanson, and Reigneir, marching with Drum |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.80 | Whilst any trump did sound or drum struck up, | Whil'st any Trumpe did sound, or Drum struck vp, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iii.29 | Drum sounds afar off | Drumme sounds a farre off. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iii.29 | Hark, by the sound of drum you may perceive | Hearke, by the sound of Drumme you may perceiue |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.ii.1 | Enter Talbot, with trump and drum, before Bordeaux | Enter Talbot with Trumpe and Drumme, before Burdeaux. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.ii.39 | Drum afar off | Drum a farre off. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.ii.39 | Hark! hark! The Dauphin's drum, a warning bell, | Harke, harke, the Dolphins drumme, a warning bell, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iii.59.3 | drunk; and he enters with a drum before him and his | drunke; and he enters with a Drumme before him, and his |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iii.59.5 | door Peter his man, with a drum and sand-bag, and | Doore his Man, with a Drumme and Sand-bagge, and |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ii.114.2 | drum and soldiers | Drum and Soldiers. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.1.1 | Enter York and his army of Irish, with drum and | Enter Yorke, and his Army of Irish, with Drum and |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.iii.1.2 | and soldiers with drum and colours | and Soldiers, with Drum & Colours. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.iii.32 | Sound drum and trumpets, and to London all, | Sound Drumme and Trumpets, and to London all, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.ii.1.2 | and the young Prince, with drum and | and Yong Prince, with Drumme and |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iii.28.4 | The drum playing and trumpet sounding, enter | The Drumme playing, and Trumpet sounding. Enter |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vii.40.1 | March. Enter Sir John Montgomery with drum and | March. Enter Mountgomerie, with Drummeand |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vii.51.1 | The drum begins to march | The Drumme begins to march. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.11 | A drum is heard | |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.11 | Then Clarence is at hand; I hear his drum. | Then Clarence is at hand, I heare his Drumme. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.13 | The drum your honour hears marcheth from Warwick. | The Drum your Honor heares, marcheth from Warwicke. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.58.1 | Enter Oxford, with drum and colours | Enter Oxford, with Drumme and Colours. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.67 | Enter Montague, with drum and colours | Enter Mountague, with Drumme and Colours. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.72 | Enter Somerset, with drum and colours | Enter Somerset, with Drumme and Colours. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.76.1 | Enter George, with drum and colours | Enter Clarence, with Drumme and Colours. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.iii.24 | Strike up the drum; cry ‘ Courage!’ and away! | Strike vp the Drumme, cry courage, and away. |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.iv.49 | Drum and trumpet. Chambers discharged | Drum and Trumpet, Chambers dischargd. |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.ii.1.1 | Drum | Drum. |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.i.21.2 | Drum | Drum. |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.1 | Enter at one door Derby from France, at an other door Audley with a drum | Enter at one doore Derby from Eraunce, At an other doore, Audley with a Drum. |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.46 | Drum within | |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.46 | What drum is this that thunders forth this march | What drum is this that thunders forth this march, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.53 | And so reduce him from a scolding drum | And so reduce him from a scoulding drum, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.57 | Or hang him in the braces of his drum, | Or hang him in the braces of his drum, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.ii.73 | My liege, the drum that stroke the lusty march | My liege the drum that stroke the lusty march, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.33 | Some friends have we beside domestic power: | Some friends haue we beside drum stricke power, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.38.1 | Drum within | |
| King John | KJ II.i.76.1 | A drum beats | Drum beats. |
| King John | KJ V.ii.168 | An echo with the clamour of thy drum, | An eccho with the clamor of thy drumme, |
| King John | KJ V.ii.169 | And even at hand a drum is ready braced | And euen at hand, a drumme is readie brac'd, |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.113 | Or at their chamber door I'll beat the drum | Or at their Chamber doore Ile beate the Drum, |
| King Lear | KL IV.ii.55 | Ere they have done their mischief. Where's thy drum? | |
| King Lear | KL IV.iv.1.1 | Enter, with drum and colours, Cordelia, Doctor, and | Enter with Drum and Colours, Cordelia, Gentlemen, and |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.283 | Drum afar off | Drum afarre off. |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.284 | Far off methinks I hear the beaten drum. | Farre off methinkes I heare the beaten Drumme. |
| King Lear | KL V.i.1.1 | Enter, with drum and colours, Edmund, Regan, | Enter with Drumme and Colours, Edmund, Regan. |
| King Lear | KL V.i.18.1 | Enter, with drum and colours, Albany, Gonerill, and | Enter with Drum and Colours, Albany, Gonerill, |
| King Lear | KL V.ii.1.1 | Alarum within. Enter, with drum and colours, Lear, | Alarum within. Enter with Drumme and Colours, Lear, |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.1.1 | Enter in conquest with drum and colours Edmund; | Enter in conquest with Drum and Colours, Edmund, |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.82 | Let the drum strike and prove my title thine. | Let the Drum strike, and proue my title thine. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.ii.175 | still, drum; for your manager is in love; yea, he loveth. | still Drum, for your manager is in loue; yea hee loueth. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iii.28 | Drum within | Drum within. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iii.29 | A drum! a drum! | A Drumme, a Drumme: |
| Macbeth | Mac V.ii.1.1 | Drum and colours. Enter Menteth, Cathness, Angus, | Drum and Colours. Enter Menteth, Cathnes, Angus, |
| Macbeth | Mac V.iv.1.1 | Drum and colours. Enter Malcolm, Seyward, Macduff, | Drum and Colours. Enter Malcolme, Seyward, Macduffe, |
| Macbeth | Mac V.v.1.1 | Enter Macbeth, Seyton, and Soldiers, with drum and | Enter Macbeth, Seyton, & Souldiers, with |
| Macbeth | Mac V.v.1.2 | colours | Drum and Colours |
| Macbeth | Mac V.vi.1.1 | Drum and colours. Enter Malcolm, Seyward, Macduff, | Drumme and Colours. Enter Malcolme, Seyward, Macduffe, |
| Macbeth | Mac V.vi.73.3 | Retreat and flourish. Enter with drum and colours | Retreat, and Flourish. Enter with Drumme and Colours, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.v.28 | Lock up my doors; and when you hear the drum | Lock vp my doores, and when you heare the drum |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.77.3 | John, Borachio, and others, as masquers, with a drum | Iohn, Maskers with a drum. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.14 | drum and the fife, and now had he rather hear the tabor | drum and the fife, and now had hee rather heare the taber |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.349 | The spirit-stirring drum, th' ear-piercing fife, | The Spirit-stirring Drum, th'Eare-piercing Fife, |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.1.1 | Enter with drum and colours Bolingbroke, York, | Enter with Drum and Colours, Bullingbrooke, Yorke, |
| Richard II | R2 III.iii.51 | Let's march without the noise of threatening drum, | Let's march without the noyse of threatning Drum, |
| Richard III | R3 III.v.16 | Hark! A drum. | Hearke, a Drumme. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.180.1 | Strike up the drum. | Strike vp the Drumme. |
| Richard III | R3 V.ii.1.2 | Walter Herbert, and others, with drum and colours | and others, with drum and colours. |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.338 | Ravish our daughters? (Drum afar off) Hark! I hear their drum. | Rauish our daughters? Drum afarre off / Hearke, I heare their Drumme, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iv.114 | Strike, drum. | Strike Drum. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.45.2 | Ha? A drum? Th' art quick, | Ha? A Drumme? Th'art quicke, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.49.2 | Enter Alcibiades, with drum and fife, in warlike | Enter Alcibiades with Drumme and Fife in warlike |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.59 | I not desire to know. Follow thy drum. | I not desire to know. Follow thy Drumme, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.97 | I prithee beat thy drum and get thee gone. | I prythee beate thy Drum, and get thee gone. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.170 | Strike up the drum towards Athens. Farewell, Timon. | Strike vp the Drum towardes Athens, farewell / Timon: |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.176 | Drum beats. Exeunt all but Timon | Exeunt. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.ii.15 | The enemy's drum is heard, and fearful scouring | The Enemies Drumme is heard, and fearefull scouring |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.1.4 | with drums and colours | with Drum & Colours. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.278 | Proclaim our honours, lords, with trump and drum. | Proclaime our Honors Lords with Trumpe and Drum. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.i.1.2 | drums and soldiers | Drum and Souldiers. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.182 | To make Mars spurn his drum? O, if thou couch | To make Mars spurne his Drom. O if thou couch |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.i.57 | Youngest follower of thy drum, instruct this day | Yongest follower of thy Drom, instruct this day |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.i.80 | Even with an eye-glance to choke Mars's drum | Even with an ey-glance, to choke Marsis Drom |