| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.191 | On the unsteadfast footing of a spear. | On the vnstedfast footing of a Speare. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.138 | Thrust Talbot with a spear into the back, | Thrust Talbot with a Speare into the Back, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.8 | thrust in the mouth with a spear, and 'tis not whole yet. | thrust in the mouth with a Speare, and 'tis not whole yet. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 V.i.100 | Whose smile and frown, like to Achilles' spear, | Whose Smile and Frowne, like to Achilles Speare |
| King Edward III | E3 II.i.393 | The poets write that great Achilles' spear | The Poets write that great Achilles speare, |
| Richard II | R2 I.i.171 | Pierced to the soul with slander's venomed spear, | Pierc'd to the soule with slanders venom'd speare: |
| Richard II | R2 I.ii.47 | O, sit my husband's wrongs on Hereford's spear | O sit my husbands wrongs on Herfords speare, |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.60 | For me, if I be gored with Mowbray's spear! | For me, if I be gor'd with Mowbrayes speare: |