| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xiv.5 | A forked mountain, or blue promontory | A forked Mountaine, or blew Promontorie |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.299 | me a sterile promontory. This most excellent canopy, | me a sterrill Promontory; this most excellent Canopy |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 III.ii.135 | Like one that stands upon a promontory | Like one that stands vpon a Promontorie, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.149 | Since once I sat upon a promontory | Since once I sat vpon a promontory, |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.46 | With his own bolt; the strong-based promontory | With his owne Bolt: The strong bass'd promontorie |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.ii.22 | And climb the highest promontory top. | And clime the highest Pomontary top. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.22 | Methinks, from hence, as from a promontory | Me thinks from hence, as from a Promontory |