| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vi.71 | To any shape of thy preferment, such | To any shape of thy Preferment, such |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.v.116 | relief, nor my voice for thy preferment. | releefe, nor my voyce for thy preferment. |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.v.155 | Be but duteous, and true preferment shall tender | Be but dutious, and true preferment shall tender |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.iv.208 | but my wish hath a preferment in't. | but my wish hath a preferment in't. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.179 | While these do labour for their own preferment, | While these do labour for their owne preferment, |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.36 | Stands in the gap and trade of more preferments, | Stands in the gap and Trade of moe Preferments, |
| King Lear | KL IV.v.38 | Preferment falls on him that cuts him off. | Preferment fals on him, that cuts him off. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.135 | And hath preferred thee, if it be preferment | And hath prefer'd thee, if it be preferment |
| Othello | Oth I.i.36 | Preferment goes by letter and affection, | Preferment goes by Letter, and affection, |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.94 | She may help you to many fair preferments, | She may helpe you to many faire preferments, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.93 | In the preferment of the eldest sister. | In the preferment of the eldest sister. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.iii.7 | Put forth their sons to seek preferment out: | Put forth their Sonnes, to seeke preferment out. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.112 | in me, would preferment drop on my head. I brought | in me) would Preferment drop on my head. I brought |