| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.481 | A Roman, and a British ensign wave | A Roman, and a Brittish Ensigne waue |
| Henry V | H5 III.iv.4 | Je te prie, m'enseignez – il faut que j'apprenne | Ie te prie m' ensigniez, il faut que ie apprend |
| Henry V | H5 III.iv.39 | enseigné? | ensignie. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.175 | Hang up your ensigns, let your drums be still, | Hang vp your Ensignes, let your Drummes be still, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.i.79 | Coming from Sardis, on our former ensign | Comming from Sardis, on our former Ensigne |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.3 | This ensign here of mine was turning back; | This Ensigne heere of mine was turning backe, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.68 | Their streaming ensigns wrought of coloured silk, | Their streaming Ensignes wrought of coulloured silke, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.vii.1.1 | Enter Prince Edward, King John, Charles, and all, with ensigns spread. Retreat sounded | Enter prince Edward, king Iohn, Charles, and all with Ensignes spred. Retreat sounded. |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.vii.2 | Thy bloody ensigns are my captive colours; | Thy bloudie Ensignes are my captiue colours, |
| Richard II | R2 IV.i.94 | Streaming the ensign of the Christian cross | Streaming the Ensigne of the Christian Crosse, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.94 | Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet | Thou are not conquer'd: Beauties ensigne yet |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit I.i.255 | Mine honour's ensigns humbled at thy feet. | Mine Honours Ensignes humbled at my feete. |