| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC I.i.35 | Kingdoms are clay. Our dungy earth alike | Kingdomes are clay: Our dungie earth alike |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.185 | That as his worthy deeds did claim no less | That as his worthy deeds did clayme no lesse |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.ii.83 | Were fit for thee to use as they to claim, | Were fit for thee to vse, as they to clayme, |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.4 | But clay and clay differs in dignity, | But Clay and Clay, differs in dignitie, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.94 | O, a pit of clay for to be made | O a Pit of Clay for to be made, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.118 | (sings) O, a pit of clay for to be made | O a Pit of Clay for to be made, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.209 | Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay, | Imperiall Casar, dead and turn'd to clay, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.223 | clay-brained guts, thou knotty-pated fool, thou whoreson, | Clay-brayn'd Guts, thou Knotty-pated Foole, thou Horson |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.7 | brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able | braine of this foolish compounded Clay-man, is not able |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.12 | Or should or should not bar us in our claim. | Or should or should not barre vs in our Clayme: |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.36 | To make against your highness' claim to France | To make against your Highnesse Clayme to France, |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.68 | Make claim and title to the crown of France. | Make Clayme and Title to the Crowne of France. |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.87 | King Pepin's title, and Hugh Capet's claim, | King Pepins Title, and Hugh Capets Clayme, |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.92 | To bar your highness claiming from the female, | To barre your Highnesse clayming from the Female, |
| Henry V | H5 I.ii.104 | From whom you claim; invoke his warlike spirit, | From whom you clayme; inuoke his Warlike Spirit, |
| Henry V | H5 II.iv.85 | 'Tis no sinister nor no awkward claim | 'Tis no sinister, nor no awk-ward Clayme, |
| 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 V | H5 IV.viii.113 | And be it death proclaimed through our host | And be it death proclaymed through our Hoast, |
| Henry V | H5 IV.viii.123 | The dead with charity enclosed in clay; | The dead with charitie enclos'd in Clay: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.125 | The French exclaimed the devil was in arms; | The French exclaym'd, the Deuill was in Armes, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.169 | And then I will proclaim young Henry king. | And then I will proclayme young Henry King. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.iv.26 | In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. | In dumbe significants proclayme your thoughts: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.v.14 | Unable to support this lump of clay, | (Vnable to support this Lumpe of Clay) |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iv.5 | In sign whereof this arm that hath reclaimed | In signe whereof, this Arme, that hath reclaym'd |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.58 | Fellow, what miracle dost thou proclaim? | Fellow, what Miracle do'st thou proclayme? |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.ii.7 | Sweet York, begin; and if thy claim be good, | Sweet Yorke begin: and if thy clayme be good, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.ii.35 | I claim the crown, had issue Philippe, a daughter, | I clayme the Crowne, / Had Issue Phillip, a Daughter, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.ii.40 | As I have read, laid claim unto the crown, | As I haue read, layd clayme vnto the Crowne, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.ii.47 | By her I claim the kingdom; she was heir | By her I clayme the Kingdome: / She was Heire |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.ii.54 | Henry doth claim the crown from John of Gaunt, | Henry doth clayme the Crowne from Iohn of Gaunt, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.ii.55 | The fourth son; York claims it from the third. | The fourth Sonne, Yorke claymes it from the third: |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.311 | And temper clay with blood of Englishmen; | And temper Clay with blood of Englishmen. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.375 | How they affect the house and claim of York. | How they affect the House and Clayme of Yorke. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.49 | Resolve thee, Richard; claim the English crown. | Resolue thee Richard, clayme the English Crowne. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.i.152 | Plantagenet, for all the claim thou layest, | Plantagenet, for all the Clayme thou lay'st, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.ii.19 | I shall be, if I claim by open war. | I shall be, if I clayme by open Warre. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vii.46 | Our title to the crown, and only claim | our Title to the Crowne, / And onely clayme |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vii.59 | When we grow stronger, then we'll make our claim; | When wee grow stronger, / Then wee'le make our Clayme: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.94 | I here proclaim myself thy mortal foe, | I here proclayme my selfe thy mortall foe: |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.20 | And, though she were the next of blood, proclaimed | And though she were the next of blood, proclaymed |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.107 | I say, my Lord, claim Edward what he can, | I say my Lord, clayme Edward what he can, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.56 | Exclaim no more; for none of you can tell | Exclayme no more, for none of you can tell, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.ii.70 | Our princely clemency at first proclaimed, | Our princely clemencie at first proclaymed, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iii.17 | To claim a passport how it pleaseth himself. | To clayme a pasport how it pleaseth himselfe, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.iii.37 | To kill, my lord, when war is once proclaimed, | To kill my Lord when warre is once proclaymd, |
| King John | KJ IV.iii.137 | Which was embounded in this beauteous clay, | Which was embounded in this beauteous clay, |
| King John | KJ V.vii.69 | When this was now a king, and now is clay? | When this was now a King, and now is clay? |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.301 | To temper clay. Yea, is't come to this? | To temper Clay. Ha? |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.251 | proclaimed edict and continent canon, which with – O, with – | proclaymed Edict and Continet, Cannon: Which with, ô with, |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iii.117 | That most may claim this argument for ours? | That most may clayme this argument for ours? |
| Richard II | R2 I.i.179 | Men are but gilded loam, or painted clay. | Men are but gilded loame, or painted clay. |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.50 | And those who have the wit to claim the place. | And those who haue the wit to clayme the place: |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.51 | This prince hath neither claimed it nor deserved it, | This Prince hath neyther claym'd it, nor deseru'd it, |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.194 | And look when I am King, claim thou of me | And looke when I am King, clayme thou of me |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.197 | I'll claim that promise at your grace's hand. | Ile clayme that promise at your Graces hand. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.ii.87 | My lord, I claim the gift, my due by promise, | My Lord, I clayme the gift, my due by promise, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.468 | He makes for England, here to claim the crown. | He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.515 | Hath any well-advised friend proclaimed | Hath any well-aduised friend proclaym'd |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.32 | The bygone day proclaimed. Say this to him, | The by-gone-day proclaym'd, say this to him, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT III.ii.101 | Proclaimed a strumpet; with immodest hatred | Proclaym'd a Strumpet: With immodest hatred |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.784 | hottest day prognostication proclaims, shall he be set | hotest day Prognostication proclaymes) shall he be set |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.i.159 | His tears proclaimed his, parting with her; thence, | His Teares proclaym'd his parting with her: thence |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.38 | evidences proclaim her with all certainty to be the King's | Euidences, proclayme her, with all certaintie, to be the Kings |