| 1H4 II.iii.3 | [Hotspur alone, reading a letter] I could be well contented to be there, in respect of the love I bear your house |
| E3 II.i.263 | [Countess to King Edward] To be a king is of a younger house / Than to be married [i.e. it derives from more recent times] |
| MM II.iv.112 | [Isabella to Angelo] Ignomy in ransom and free pardon / Are of two houses |