| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.vii.17 | And as the president of my kingdom will | And as the president of my Kingdome will |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.i.75 | Their liberties are now in arms: a precedent | Their Liberties are now in Armes: a President |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.243 | I have a voice and precedent of peace | I haue a voyce, and president of peace |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.32 | thee a precedent. | thee a President. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.iv.14 | That hath so long been resident in France? | That hath so long beene resident in France? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.ii.33 | For shame, my liege, make them your precedent! | For shame, my Liege, make them your President: |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.vi.82 | Be resident in men like one another | Be resident in men like one another, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.91 | Are to be feared. Have you a precedent | Are to be fear'd. Haue you a President |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.ii.84 | Your grace has given a precedent of wisdom | Your Grace ha's giuen a President of wisedome |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.103 | Dwell'st thou on precedents? Then be it so! | Dwelst thou on presidents, then be it so, |
| King John | KJ V.ii.3 | Return the precedent to these lords again, | Returne the president to these Lords againe, |
| King Lear | KL II.iii.13 | The country gives me proof and precedent | The Country giues me proofe, and president |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.ii.111 | may example my digression by some mighty precedent. | may example my digression by some mighty president. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.217 | 'Twill be recorded for a precedent, | 'Twill be recorded for a President, |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.130 | May be a precedent and witness good | May be a president, and witnesse good, |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.296 | Shall be my precedent. As thou got'st Milan, | Shall be my president: As thou got'st Millaine, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.iii.43 | A pattern, precedent, and lively warrant | A patterne, president, and liuely warrant, |