| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.128 | Twice did he turn his back and purposed so. | Twice did he turne his backe, and purpos'd so: |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.38 | It is a purposed thing, and grows by plot, | It is a purpos'd thing, and growes by Plot, |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.i.5 | He purposed to his wife's sole son, a widow | He purpos'd to his wiues sole Sonne, a Widdow |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.52 | By inches waste you. In which time, she purposed | By inches waste you. In which time, she purpos'd |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.iv.11 | How purposed, sir, I pray you? | |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.235 | Let my disclaiming from a purposed evil | Let my disclaiming from a purpos'd euill, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.v.155 | The noble change that I have purposed! | The Noble change that I haue purposed. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.164 | The archbishopric of Toledo, this is purposed. | The Archbishopricke of Toledo, this is purpos'd. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.iii.149 | To let my tongue excuse all. What was purposed | To let my tongue excuse all. What was purpos'd |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.ii.27 | Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods? | Whose end is purpos'd by the mighty Gods? |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.232 | When I spake darkly what I purposed, | When I spake darkely, what I purposed: |
| King Lear | KL II.ii.140 | Will check him for't. Your purposed low correction | |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.288.2 | So am I purposed. | So am I purpos'd. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.91 | When, lo, to interrupt my purposed rest, | When lo to interrupt my purpos'd rest, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.744 | From what it purposed; since to wail friends lost | From what it purpos'd: since to waile friends lost, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.182 | Our purposed hunting shall be set aside. | Our purpos'd hunting shall be set aside. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.93 | Where I have come, great clerks have purposed | Where I haue come, great Clearkes haue purposed |
| Othello | Oth III.iv.113 | Nor purposed merit in futurity, | Nor purpos'd merit in futurity, |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.22 | truer than you purposed. | truer then you purpos'd. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.26 | And oftentimes have purposed to forbid | And oftentimes haue purpos'd to forbid |