| 1H4 II.iv.32 | [Prince Hal to Poins] I'll show thee a precedent [Q1 present; F President] |
| KL II.iii.13 | [Edgar alone] The country gives me proof and precedent / Of Bedlam beggars [Q; F president] |
| Luc.1261 | [of men abusing women] The precedent whereof in Lucrece view |
| Tit V.iii.43 | [Titus to Saturninus, of the story of Virginius] A pattern, precedent, and lively warrant / For me, most wretched, to perform the like |
| Ven.26 | [of Adonis] his sweating palm, / The precedent of pith and livelihood |