| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.373 | Thy state is taken for a joint-stool, thy | Thy State is taken for a Ioyn'd-Stoole, thy |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.242 | wild mare with the boys, and jumps upon joint-stools, | wilde-Mare with the Boyes, and iumpes vpon Ioyn'd-stooles, |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.51 | Cry you mercy, I took you for a joint-stool. | |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.6 | Away with the joint-stools; remove | Away with the Ioynstooles, remoue |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.198.1 | A joint-stool. | A ioyn'd stoole. |