| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.235 | patient, there is no fettering of authority. I'll beat him, | patient, there is no fettering of authority. Ile beate him |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.v.63 | much sport out of him; by his authority he remains | much sport out of him, by his authoritie hee remaines |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.53 | Discredit my authority with yours, | Discredit my authority with yours, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.vi.95 | your hand, Menas. If our eyes had authority, here they | your hand Menas, if our eyes had authority, heere they |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.vi.33 | That he his high authority abused, | That he his high Authority abus'd, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xiii.90 | Authority melts from me. Of late, when I cried ‘ Ho!’, | Authority melts from me of late. When I cried hoa, |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.15 | good. What authority surfeits on would relieve | good: what Authority surfets one, would releeue |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.236 | To him, or our authority's for an end. | To him, or our Authorities, for an end. |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.23 | For they do prank them in authority | For they doe pranke them in Authoritie, |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.207 | Or let us stand to our authority, | Or let vs stand to our Authoritie, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.ii.58 | Wrested his meaning and authority. | Wrested his meaning, and Authoritie. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.ii.82 | I gave bold way to my authority | I gaue bold way to my Authority, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.iii.112 | the King, in some authority. | the King, in some Authority. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.i.18 | A man of great authority in France, | A man of great Authoritie in France, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.i.59 | That neither in birth or for authority | That neither in birth, or for authoritie, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.135 | And yet, in substance and authority, | And yet in substance and authority, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.v.41 | And of such great authority in France | And of such great Authoritie in France, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.316 | Why, our authority is his consent, | Why, our Authoritie is his consent, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.ii.24 | That hath authority over him that swears: | That hath authoritie ouer him that sweares. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.4 | And on all sides th' authority allowed. | And on all sides th'Authority allow'd, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.234.1 | Authority so weighty. | Authority so weighty. |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.iii.35 | And the strong course of my authority | And the strong course of my Authority, |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.444 | An evil deed, done by authority, | An euill deed done by authoritie, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.30 | And stalls him in his own authority. | And stalls him in his owne authoritie: |
| King John | KJ II.i.113 | In any breast of strong authority | In any beast of strong authoritie, |
| King John | KJ II.i.118 | Alack, thou dost usurp authority. | Alack thou dost vsurpe authoritie. |
| King John | KJ III.i.160 | To him and his usurped authority. | To him and his vsurp'd authoritie. |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.211 | And on the winking of authority | And on the winking of Authoritie |
| King John | KJ V.i.4 | Your sovereign greatness and authority. | Your Soueraigne greatnesse and authoritie. |
| King Lear | KL I.i.303 | If our father carry authority with such disposition as he | if our Father carry authority with such disposition as he |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.30 | Authority. | Authority. |
| King Lear | KL II.i.59 | By his authority I will proclaim it | By his authoritie I will proclaime it, |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.159 | mightst behold the great image of authority: a dog's | might'st behold the great image of Authoritie, a Dogg's |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.87 | Save base authority from others' books. | Saue base authoritie from others Bookes. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.ii.65 | Most sweet Hercules! More authority, dear boy, | Most sweete Hercules: more authority deare Boy, |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.285 | O, some authority how to proceed! | O some authority how to proceed, |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.ii.119 | Thus can the demi-god Authority | Thus can the demy-god (Authority) |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.iv.56 | And with full line of his authority, | (And with full line of his authority) |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.118 | Dressed in a little brief authority, | Drest in a little briefe authoritie, |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.134 | Because authority, though it err like others, | Because Authoritie, though it erre like others, |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.ii.176 | Thieves for their robbery have authority | Theeues for their robbery haue authority, |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.ii.108 | When it is borne in high authority, | When it is borne in high Authority. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.iv.24 | For my authority bears of a credent bulk | For my Authority beares of a credent bulke, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV III.ii.289 | If law, authority, and power deny not, | If law, authoritie, and power denie not, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV IV.i.212 | Wrest once the law to your authority, | Wrest once the Law to your authority. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.33 | O, what authority and show of truth | O what authoritie and shew of truth |
| Othello | Oth I.iii.322 | why the power and corrigible authority of this lies | why the power, and Corrigeable authoritie of this lies |
| Othello | Oth II.i.143 | woman indeed? One that in the authority of her merit | woman indeed? One, that in the authorithy of her merit, |
| Pericles | Per IV.vi.85 | my authority shall not see thee, or else look friendly | my authoritie shall not see thee, or else looke friendly |
| The Tempest | Tem I.i.23 | hand a rope more. Use your authority. If you cannot, | hand a rope more, vse your authoritie: If you cannot, |
| Timon of Athens | Tim II.ii.143 | Yea, 'gainst th' authority of manners prayed you | Yea 'gainst th'Authoritie of manners, pray'd you |
| Timon of Athens | Tim V.i.161 | Live with authority. So soon we shall drive back | Liue with Authoritie: so soone we shall driue backe |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.ii.147 | Bifold authority, where reason can revolt | By foule authoritie: where reason can reuolt |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.ii.20 | Whereto thy speech serves for authority, | Whereto thy speech serues for authoritie |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.231 | Of more authority, I am sure more love; | Of more authority, I am sure more love, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.463 | It is in mine authority to command | It is in mine authoritie to command |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.i.53.2 | By his great authority; | By his great authority, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.795 | He seems to be of great authority. Close with | He seemes to be of great authoritie: close with |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.796 | him, give him gold; and though authority be a stubborn | him, giue him Gold; and though Authoritie be a stubborne |