| 1H4 V.ii.93 | [Hotspur to all] A sword whose temper I intend to stain / With the best blood that I can meet withal |
| 1H6 II.iv.13 | [Warwick to all] Between two blades, which bears the better temper |
| 2H6 V.ii.70 | [Richard to his sword] hold thy temper |
| E3 IV.vii.47 | [Prince Edward to Audley] the soft temper of a Frenchman's sword |
| H8 II.iii.11.2 | [Old Lady to Anne, of Queen Katherine] Hearts of most hard temper / Melt and lament for her |
| R2 IV.i.29 | [Aumerle to Bagot, of the latter's blood] being all too base / To stain the temper of my knightly sword |