Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Faith, 1) belief: “it is his grounds of f. that all that look on him love him,” Tw. II, 3, 164. Wint. I, 2, 430. V, 3, 95. H5 V, 2, 217. Lr. I, 1, 225. With “in:” H8 I, 3, 30. Especially religious belief: Wiv. IV, 4, 10. Err. III, 2, 150. Ado I, 1, 258. Merch. IV, 1, 130. All's IV, 1, 83. Tw. I, 5, 137. R2 V, 5, 13 (Qq word). H4A III, 1, 155. H6A V, 1, 14. Cymb. III, 4, 85.
2) truth, truthfulness, veracity: “all my honest f. in thee is lost,” Sonn. 152, 8. “upon my f. and honour,” Meas. V, 224. All's II, 1, 83. how can these things in me seem scorn to you, bearing the badge of f. (viz tears) “to prove them true?” Mids. III, 2, 127. Mids. III, 2, 127 “do you mean good f.?” Merch. III, 2, 212. “by the f. of my love, I will,” As III, 2, 449. “Lady Constance speaks not from her f., but from her need,” John III, 1, 210. H4A III, 3, 174. “so deep suspicion, where all f. is meant,” H8 III, 1, 53. “by my f.!” Ado II, 1, 242. As III, 5, 38. IV, 1, 21. V, 4, 65. John II, 545. H4A I, 2, 154. V, 4, 125. H6B IV, 2, 54 etc. “by my two --s and troths,” Ado I, 1, 228. “by the f. of men!” Cor. II, 1, 204. “by the f. of man,” Oth. I, 1, 10. “on my f.” Meas. V, 224. Wint. II, 1, 70. Rom. IV, 5, 115. in f. == in sooth, indeed: Sonn. 141, 1. Pilgr. 322. Wiv. I, 4, 9. Ado I, 1, 199. Ado I, 1, 199 II, 1, 22. II, 1, 22 III, 5, 13. IV, 1, 298. V, 1, 57. Merch. II, 4, 12. V, 143. V, 143 Shr. Ind. 1, 1. Tw. II, 4, 109. Wint. IV, 4, 505. H4A II, 3, 82 (Ff in sooth). 90 (Ff indeed) etc. “i' f.:” Wiv. I, 1, 290. I, 4, 4. I, 4, 4 Ado I, 1, 173. II, 1, 307. III, 4, 15. III, 5, 39. V, 1, 155. LLL IV, 1, 135. IV, 3, 9. Mids. III, 2, 284. Merch. I, 1, 111. I, 3, 153. As III, 2, 228. III, 4, 11. IV, 3, 176. V, 3, 15. Shr. I, 1, 61 etc. “in good f.:” Sonn. 131, 5. LLL V, 2, 280. All's II, 2, 36. Tw. I, 5, 28. Lr. II, 1, 111 (Qq sooth) etc. “good f.!” Wiv. I, 4, 160. As III, 2, 269. All's II, 1, 70. II, 3, 233. H6A II, 4, 18. H6C III, 2, 23. R3 II, 4, 16. III, 2, 117. Rom. IV, 4, 20. Per. V, 1, 179. faith! (in the same sense; sometimes written 'faith): Tp. I, 2, 437. III, 3, 43. Wiv. II, 1, 39. Wiv. II, 1, 39 Meas. II, 1, 282. III, 2, 65. V, 509. Err. III, 1, 49. III, 2, 134. Ado I, 1, 46. II, 1, 55. II, 3, 79. II, 3, 79 LLL V, 2, 586. Merch. III, 2, 213. As IV, 1, 116. V, 1, 3. V, 4, 51. Shr. I, 1, 138. All's I, 3, 34. All's I, 3, 34 H6A II, 4, 7. H6B II, 1, 38. R3 I, 4, 124. IV, 4, 175 etc. Joined to imperatives, to make the demand more urgent: “f., stay here this night,” Err. IV, 4, 155. Mids. I, 2, 49. As I, 3, 36. III, 5, 45. IV, 1, 94. Troil. IV, 1, 51. Similarly i' f.: “go to, i' f.” Ado I, 1, 202. Joined to questions: “what years, i' f.?” Tw. II, 4, 28. “but what, in f., make you from Wittenberg?” Hml. I, 2, 168.
3) faithfulness, fidelity: “purest f. unhappily forsworn,” Sonn. 66, 4. “upon whose f. and honour I repose,” Gentl. IV, 3, 26. Ado I, 1, 75. II, 1, 187. Wint. III, 2, 20. John II, 568. John II, 568 III, 1, 95. III, 1, 95 V, 2, 10. V, 4, 12. R2 III, 2, 101. III, 3, 37. H4A II, 1, 35. III, 3, 125. III, 3, 125 H6B III, 1, 205. R3 IV, 4, 497. V, 1, 17. Caes. III, 1, 137. IV, 2, 22. Ant. III, 13, 43. “--s:” John IV, 2, 6. V, 7, 75. H4B IV, 1, 193. == trustworthy discretion: “you do not doubt my f.?” H8 II, 1, 143. “'twill require a strong f. to conceal it,” H8 II, 1, 143
Especially faithfulness in love: Sonn. 152, 3 “(torn).” Pilgr. 58. Pilgr. 58 Pilgr. 58 Pilgr. 58 Gentl. IV, 2, 11. IV, 4, 107. V, 4, 47. V, 4, 47 V, 4, 47 V, 4, 47 Mids. II, 1, 79. Merch. II, 6, 7. As V, 2, 95. V, 4, 156. V, 4, 156 Tw. I, 4, 25. Wint. IV, 4, 35. Wint. IV, 4, 35
4) word or honour pledged, vow: “plight your honourable --s to me,” Lucr. 1690. “being by f. enforced to call Claudio to a reckoning,” Ado V, 4, 8. “if I break f.” LLL I, 1, 154. “break f. and troth,” IV, 3, 143. “f. so infringed,” IV, 3, 143 “our f. not torn,” IV, 3, 143 Merch. V, 253. “hold little f.” Tw. V, 174. John V, 2, 7. R2 IV, 76. H6C III, 3, 247. Troil. V, 3, 69. Mcb. IV, 3, 128.
Especially a vow of love: “quick Biron hath plighted f. to me,” LLL V, 2, 283. “my f. and this the princess I did give,” LLL V, 2, 283 “to solemnize the bargain of your f.” Merch. III, 2, 195. V, 169. Wint. IV, 4, 471. H6A V, 3, 162.
5) true love: “all the f., the virtue of my heart, is only Helena,” Mids. IV, 1, 174. “stealing her soul with many vows of f.” Merch. V, 19. “his f., his sweet disaster,” All's I, 1, 187. “plight me the full assurance of your f.” Tw. IV, 3, 26. “since you to non-regardance cast my f.” V, 124. “lest f. turn to despair,” Rom. I, 5, 106.