| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| You know since Pentecost the sum is due, | You know since Pentecost the sum is due, | CE IV.i.1 |
| And since I haue not much importun'd you, | And since I have not much importuned you; | CE IV.i.2 |
| Nor now I had not, but that I am bound | Nor now I had not, but that I am bound | CE IV.i.3 |
| To Persia, and want Gilders for my voyage: | To Persia, and want guilders for my voyage. | CE IV.i.4 |
| Therefore make present satisfaction, | Therefore make present satisfaction, | CE IV.i.5 |
| Or Ile attach you by this Officer. | Or I'll attach you by this officer. | CE IV.i.6 |
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| The houre steales on, I pray you sir dispatch. | The hour steals on. I pray you, sir, dispatch. | CE IV.i.52 |
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| My businesse cannot brooke this dalliance, | My business cannot brook this dalliance. | CE IV.i.59 |
| Good sir say, whe'r you'l answer me, or no: | Good sir, say whe'er you'll answer me or no. | CE IV.i.60 |
| If not, Ile leaue him to the Officer. | If not, I'll leave him to the officer. | CE IV.i.61 |
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| Well Officer, arrest him at my suite. | Well, officer, arrest him at my suit. | CE IV.i.69 |
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| How is the man esteem'd heere in the Citie? | How is the man esteemed here in the city? | CE V.i.4 |
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| Speake softly, yonder as I thinke he walkes. | Speak softly. Yonder, as I think, he walks. | CE V.i.9 |
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| Yes that you did sir, and forswore it too. | Yes, that you did, sir, and forswore it, too. | CE V.i.24 |
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| These eares of mine thou knowst did hear thee: | These ears of mine, thou knowest, did hear thee. | CE V.i.26 |
| Fie on thee wretch, 'tis pitty that thou liu'st | Fie on thee, wretch. 'Tis pity that thou livest | CE V.i.27 |
| To walke where any honest men resort. | To walk where any honest men resort. | CE V.i.28 |
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| I dare and do defie thee for a villaine. | I dare, and do defy thee for a villain. | CE V.i.32 |
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| I am sorry now that I did draw on him. | I am sorry now that I did draw on him. | CE V.i.43 |
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| By this I thinke the Diall points at fiue: | By this, I think, the dial points at five. | CE V.i.118 |
| Anon I'me sure the Duke himselfe in person | Anon, I'm sure, the Duke himself in person | CE V.i.119 |
| Comes this way to the melancholly vale; | Comes this way to the melancholy vale, | CE V.i.120 |
| The place of depth, and sorrie execution, | The place of death and sorry execution | CE V.i.121 |
| Behinde the ditches of the Abbey heere. | Behind the ditches of the abbey here. | CE V.i.122 |
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| To see a reuerent Siracusian Merchant, | To see a reverend Syracusian merchant, | CE V.i.124 |
| Who put vnluckily into this Bay | Who put unluckily into this bay | CE V.i.125 |
| Against the Lawes and Statutes of this Towne, | Against the laws and statutes of this town, | CE V.i.126 |
| Beheaded publikely for his offence. | Beheaded publicly for his offence. | CE V.i.127 |
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| Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, | Besides, I will be sworn these ears of mine | CE V.i.260 |
| Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, | Heard you confess you had the chain of him | CE V.i.261 |
| After you first forswore it on the Mart, | After you first forswore it on the mart, | CE V.i.262 |
| And thereupon I drew my sword on you: | And thereupon I drew my sword on you; | CE V.i.263 |
| And then you fled into this Abbey heere, | And then you fled into this abbey here, | CE V.i.264 |
| From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle. | From whence I think you are come by miracle. | CE V.i.265 |