| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Quarter day, I and quartering pay I feare: | Quarter day? Ay, and quartering day, I fear. | E3 III.ii.5 |
| Haue we not heard the newes that flies abroad? | Have ye not heard the news that flies abroad? | E3 III.ii.6 |
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| What then quoth you? why ist not time to flie, | What then, quoth you? Why, is't not time to fly, | E3 III.ii.11 |
| When enuie and destruction is so nigh, | When envy and destruction is so nigh? | E3 III.ii.12 |
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| I so the Grashopper doth spend the time, | Ay, so the grasshopper doth spend the time | E3 III.ii.16 |
| In mirthfull iollitie till Winter come, | In mirthful jollity till winter come, | E3 III.ii.17 |
| And then too late he would redeeme his time, | And then too late he would redeem his time, | E3 III.ii.18 |
| When frozen cold hath nipt his carelesse head: | When frozen cold hath nipped his careless head. | E3 III.ii.19 |
| He that no sooner will prouide a Cloake, | He that no sooner will provide a cloak | E3 III.ii.20 |
| Then when he sees it doth begin to raigne, | Than when he sees it doth begin to rain | E3 III.ii.21 |
| May peraduenture for his negilgence, | May, peradventure, for his negligence, | E3 III.ii.22 |
| Be throughly washed when he suspects it not, | Be throughly washed when he suspects it not. | E3 III.ii.23 |
| We that haue charge, and such a trayne as this, | We that have charge and such a train as this | E3 III.ii.24 |
| Must looke in time, to looke for them and vs, | Must look in time to look for them and us, | E3 III.ii.25 |
| Least when we would, we cannot be relieued. | Lest, when we would, we cannot be relieved. | E3 III.ii.26 |
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| Tush they that haue already taken armes, | Tush, they that have already taken arms | E3 III.ii.32 |
| Are manie fearefull millions in respect | Are many fearful millions, in respect | E3 III.ii.33 |
| Of that small handfull of our enimies: | Of that small handful of our enemies. | E3 III.ii.34 |
| But tis a rightfull quarrell must preuaile, | But 'tis a rightful quarrel must prevail: | E3 III.ii.35 |
| Edward is sonnne vnto our late kings sister, | Edward is son unto our late king's sister, | E3 III.ii.36 |
| Where Iohn Valoys, is three degrees remoued. | Where John Valois is three degrees removed. | E3 III.ii.37 |
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| All. | ALL CITIZENS | |
| Mercy king Edward, mercie gratious Lord. | Mercy, King Edward, mercy, gracious lord! | E3 V.i.8 |
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| long liue your highnes, happy be your reigne | Long live your highness! Happy be your reign! | E3 V.i.56 |