| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.185 | Come, stand by me. Fear nothing. Guard with halberds! | Come stand by me, feare nothing: guard with Halberds. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.iv.17.4 | the Sheriff, and officers with bills and halberds | the Sherife and Officers. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iii.20 | Unless our halberds did shut up his passage. | Vnlesse our Halberds did shut vp his passage. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.55.3 | halberds on each side, accompanied with Sir Thomas | Halberds on each side, accompanied with Sir Thomas |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.1.1 | Enter the corse of Henry the Sixth, with halberds to | Enter the Coarse of Henrie the sixt with Halberds to |
| Richard III | R3 I.ii.40 | Advance thy halberd higher than my breast, | Aduance thy Halbert higher then my brest, |
| Richard III | R3 III.iii.1.1 | Enter Sir Richard Ratcliffe, with halberds, carrying | Enter Sir Richard Ratcliffe, with Halberds, carrying |
| Richard III | R3 V.i.1.1 | Enter Buckingham with halberds and the Sheriff, led | Enter Buckingham with Halberds, led |