| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.v.86 | To bring bad news. Give to a gracious message | To bring bad newes: giue to a gratious Message |
| Hamlet | Ham I.ii.22 | He hath not failed to pester us with message | He hath not fayl'd to pester vs with Message, |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.299 | This was a merry message. | This was a merry Message. |
| Henry V | H5 II.iv.110 | This is his claim, his threatening, and my message – | This is his Clayme, his Threatning, and my Message: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.iii.12 | By message craved, so is Lord Talbot come. | By Message crau'd, so is Lord Talbot come. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vii.53 | On what submissive message art thou sent? | On what submissiue message art thou sent? |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.272 | Could send such message to their sovereign. | Could send such Message to their Soueraigne: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.ii.379 | Go tell this heavy message to the King. | Go tell this heauy Message to the King. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.i.114 | I go of message from the Queen to France; | I go of Message from the Queene to France: |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.64 | I sent your message, who returned her thanks | I sent your Message, who return'd her thankes |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.162 | I guess thy message. Is the Queen delivered? | I gesse thy Message. Is the Queene deliuer'd? |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.93 | I hold thy message but as scurrilous, | I hold thy message but as scurrylous, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.384 | To do a message to thee from the King. | To do a message to thee from the king: |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.33 | tale in telling it, and deliver a plain message bluntly. | tale in telling it, and deliuer a plaine message bluntly: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.49 | A message well sympathized – a horse to be ambassador | A message well simpathis'd, a Horse to be embassadour |
| Macbeth | Mac I.v.35.1 | Than would make up his message. | Then would make vp his Message. |
| Macbeth | Mac III.vi.47 | His message ere he come, that a swift blessing | His Message ere he come, that a swift blessing |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.457 | No, my good lord, it was by private message. | No my good Lord: it was by priuate message. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.iii.245 | You take pleasure then in the message? | You take pleasure then in the message. |
| Pericles | Per I.iii.32 | With message unto princely Pericles, | with message vnto princely Pericles, |
| Pericles | Per I.iii.35 | Now my message must return from whence it came. | now message must returne from whence it came. |
| Richard II | R2 II.iii.69 | My Lord of Hereford, my message is to you. | My Lord of Hereford, my Message is to you. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.iv.20 | By humble message and by promised means. | By humble Message, and by promist meanes: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.116 | Come, come, thou'lt do thy message, wilt thou not? | Come, come, thou'lt do thy message, wilt thou not? |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.2 | He hath some message to deliver us. | He hath some message to deliuer vs. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.3 | Ay, some mad message from his mad grandfather. | I some mad message from his mad Grandfather. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.iv.104 | Aemilius, do this message honourably, | Emillius do this message Honourably, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.iii.219 | Do a fair message to his kingly ears? | Do a faire message to his Kingly eares? |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.iv.129 | Let me be privileged by my place and message | Let me be priuiledg'd by my place and message, |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.v.184 | my message. | my message. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.196 | message for a challenge. | message for a Challenge. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.85 | Your message done, hie home unto my chamber, | Your message done, hye home vnto my chamber, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.87 | How many women would do such a message? | How many women would doe such a message? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.109 | To hear me speak the message I am sent on. | To heare me speake the message I am sent on. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.187 | My marvel and my message. To your court | My meruaile, and my Message. To your Court |