| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.133 | afore thee like a flock of wild geese ill never wear hair | afore thee like a flocke of wilde-geese ile neuer weare haire |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.200 | house afore ill be in these tirrits and frights so | house before ile be in these tirrits and frights so |
| Henry V | H5 III.vi.30 | is painted blind with a muffler afore her eyes to signify | is painted blinde with a muffler afore his eyes to signifie |
| King Lear | KL I.v.4 | if your diligence be not speedy i shall be there afore | if your dilligence be not speedy i shall be there afore |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.i.190 | afore michaelmas | afore michaelmas |
| Othello | Oth V.i.128 | will you go on afore (aside) this is the night | will you go on afore this is the night |
| Pericles | Per II.i.80 | now afore me a handsome fellow come thou shalt go | now afore mee a handsome fellow come thou shalt goe |
| Pericles | Per IV.vi.133 | she makes our profession as it were to stink afore | he makes our profession as it were to stincke afore |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.200 | now afore god &ndash god forbid i say true &ndash | now afore god god forbid i say true |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.238 | now afore god tis shame such wrongs are borne | now afore heauen tis shame such wrongs are borne |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.158 | now afore god i am so vexed that every part | now afore god i am so vext that euery part |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.iv.34 | afore me it is so very late that we | afore me it is so late that we |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.ii.31 | now afore god this reverend holy friar | now afore god this reuerend holy frier |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.74 | drunk wine afore it will go near to remove his fit if i | drunke wine afore it will goe neere to remoue his fit if i |
| The Tempest | Tem IV.i.7 | hast strangely stood the test here afore heaven | hast strangely stood the test here afore heauen |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.197 | your shield afore your heart about that neck | your sheild afore your heart about that necke |