| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.i.180 | Perish, base prince, ignoble Duke of York! | Perish base Prince, ignoble Duke of Yorke. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.7 | Decrepit miser! Base ignoble wretch! | Decrepit Miser, base ignoble Wretch, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.13 | My lord, 'tis but a base ignoble mind | My Lord, 'tis but a base ignoble minde, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.210 | Blunt-witted lord, ignoble in demeanour! | Blunt-witted Lord, ignoble in demeanor, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.i.70 | That I was not ignoble of descent; | That I was not ignoble of Descent, |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.136 | Ignoble David! Hast thou none to grieve | Ignoble Dauid hast thou none to greeue, |
| Richard III | R3 III.v.22 | Here is the head of that ignoble traitor, | Here is the Head of that ignoble Traytor, |
| Richard III | R3 III.vii.126 | Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants, | His Royall Stock grafft with ignoble Plants, |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.116.1 | To most ignoble stooping. | To most ignoble stooping. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.iii.119 | Of tyranny, and will ignoble make you, | Of Tyrannie, and will ignoble make you, |