| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Good-morrow Carriers. What's a clocke? | Good morrow, carriers, what's o'clock? | 1H4 II.i.33 |
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| I prethee lend me thy Lanthorne to see my | I prithee lend me thy lantern, to see my | 1H4 II.i.35 |
| Gelding in the stable. | gelding in the stable. | 1H4 II.i.36 |
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| I prethee lend me thine. | I pray thee lend me thine. | 1H4 II.i.39 |
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| Sirra Carrier: What time do you mean to come | Sirrah carrier, what time do you mean to come | 1H4 II.i.42 |
| to London? | to London? | 1H4 II.i.43 |
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| What ho, Chamberlaine? | What ho! Chamberlain! | 1H4 II.i.48 |
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| That's euen as faire, as at hand quoth the | That's even as fair as ‘ At hand, quoth the | 1H4 II.i.50 |
| Chamberlaine: For thou variest no more from picking of | chamberlain,’ for thou variest no more from picking of | 1H4 II.i.51 |
| Purses, then giuing direction, doth from labouring. Thou | purses than giving direction doth from labouring. Thou | 1H4 II.i.52 |
| lay'st the plot, how. | layest the plot how. | 1H4 II.i.53 |
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| Sirra, if they meete not with S. Nicholas | Sirrah, if they meet not with Saint Nicholas' | 1H4 II.i.62 |
| Clarks, Ile giue thee this necke. | clerks, I'll give thee this neck. | 1H4 II.i.63 |
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| What talkest thou to me of the Hangman? If I | What talkest thou to me of the hangman? If I | 1H4 II.i.67 |
| hang, Ile make a fat payre of Gallowes. For, if I hang, old | hang, I'll make a fat pair of gallows. For if I hang, old | 1H4 II.i.68 |
| Sir Iohn hangs with mee, and thou know'st hee's no | Sir John hangs with me, and thou knowest he is no | 1H4 II.i.69 |
| Starueling. Tut, there are other Troians that yu | starveling. Tut, there are other Troyans that thou | 1H4 II.i.70 |
| dream'st not of, the which (for sport sake) are content to | dreamest not of, the which for sport sake are content to | 1H4 II.i.71 |
| doe the Profession some grace; that would (if matters | do the profession some grace, that would, if matters | 1H4 II.i.72 |
| should bee look'd into) for their owne Credit sake, make all | should be looked into, for their own credit sake make all | 1H4 II.i.73 |
| Whole. I am ioyned with no Foot-land-Rakers, No Long-staffe | whole. I am joined with no foot-landrakers, no long-staff | 1H4 II.i.74 |
| six-penny strikers, none of these mad Mustachio- | sixpenny strikers, none of these mad mustachio | 1H4 II.i.75 |
| purple-hu'd-Maltwormes, but with Nobility, and Tranquilitie; | purple-hued maltworms; but with nobility and tranquillity, | 1H4 II.i.76 |
| Bourgomasters, and great Oneyers, such as can | Burgomasters and great O-yeas, such as can | 1H4 II.i.77 |
| holde in, such as will strike sooner then speake; and speake | hold in, such as will strike sooner than speak, and speak | 1H4 II.i.78 |
| sooner then drinke, and drinke sooner then pray: and yet | sooner than drink, and drink sooner than pray. And yet, | 1H4 II.i.79 |
| I lye, for they pray continually vnto their Saint the | zounds, I lie; for they pray continually to their saint the | 1H4 II.i.80 |
| Common-wealth; or rather, not to pray to her, but prey on | commonwealth, or rather not pray to her, but prey on | 1H4 II.i.81 |
| her: for they ride vp & downe on her, and make hir | her, for they ride up and down on her, and make her | 1H4 II.i.82 |
| their Boots. | their boots. | 1H4 II.i.83 |
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| She will, she will; Iustice hath liquor'd her. | She will, she will, justice hath liquored her. | 1H4 II.i.86 |
| We steale as in a Castle, cocksure: we haue the receit | We steal as in a castle, cock-sure. We have the receipt | 1H4 II.i.87 |
| of Fern-seede, we walke inuisible. | of fern-seed, we walk invisible. | 1H4 II.i.88 |
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| Giue me thy hand. Thou shalt haue a share in | Give me thy hand, thou shalt have a share in | 1H4 II.i.92 |
| our purpose, / As I am a true man. | our purchase, as I am a true man. | 1H4 II.i.93 |
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| Goe too: Homo is a common name to all men. | Go to, homo is a common name to all men. | 1H4 II.i.96 |
| Bid the Ostler bring the Gelding out of the stable. | Bid the Ostler bring my gelding out of the stable. | 1H4 II.i.97 |
| Farewell, ye muddy Knaue. | Farewell, you muddy knave. | 1H4 II.i.98 |
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| Stand. | Stand! | 1H4 II.ii.47 |
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| There's enough to make vs all. | There's enough to make us all – | 1H4 II.ii.56 |
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| Some eight or ten. | Some eight or ten. | 1H4 II.ii.62 |
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| Theeues. | THIEVES | |
| Stay. | Stand! | 1H4 II.ii.80 |
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| We foure set vpon some dozen. | We four set upon some dozen – | 1H4 II.iv.169 |
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| And bound them. | And bound them. | 1H4 II.iv.171 |
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| As we were sharing, some sixe or seuen fresh | As we were sharing, some six or seven fresh | 1H4 II.iv.175 |
| men set vpon vs. | men set upon us – | 1H4 II.iv.176 |