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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11981	The excellent history of the merchant of Venice VVith the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the Iew towards the saide merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh. And the obtaining of Portia, by the choyse of three caskets. VVritten by VV. Shakespeare.; Merchant of Venice	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.	1619 (1619)	STC 22297; ESTC S111195	44,114	80

I am a tainted weather of the flocke Meetest for death the weakest kinde of fruite Drops earliest to the ground and so let me You cannot better be imployd Bassanio Then to liue still and write mine Epitaph Enter Nerrissa Duke Came you from Padua from Bellario Ner. From both my L. Bellario greetes your grace Bass Why dost thou whet thy knife so earnestly Iew. To cut the forfeiture from that bankrout there Gra. Not on thy soule but on thy soule harsh Iew Thou mak'st thy knife keene but no mettall can No not the hangmans axe beare halfe the keenenesse Of thy sharpe enuy can no prayers pierce thee Iew. No none that thou hast wit enough to make Gra. O be thou damn'd inexecrable dog And for thy life let iustice be accusde Thou almost mak'st me wauer in my faith To hold opinion with Pythagoras That soules of Animals infuse themselues Into the trunks of men Thy currish spirit Gouern'd a Wolfe who hang'd for humane slaughter Euen from the gallowes did his fell soule fleete And whilst thou layest in thy vnhallowed dam Infusde it selfe in thee for thy desires Are woluish bloody staru'd and rauenous Iew. Till thou canst raile the seale from off my bond Thou but offendst thy lungs to speake so loud Repaire thy wit good youth or it will fall To curelesse ruine I stand heere for law Duke This letter from Bellario doth commend A young and learned Doctor to our Court Where is he Ner. He attendeth heere hard by To know your answere whether you 'l admit him Duke With all my heart some three or foure of you Goe giue him courteous conduct to this place Meane time the Court shall heare Bellarios Letter Your Grace shall vnderstand that at the receite of your Letter I am very sicke but in the instant that your Messenger came in louing visitation was with me a young Doctor of Rome his name is Balthazer I acquainted him with the cause in controuersie betweene the Iew and Anthonio the Merchant we turned ore many Bookes together hee is furnished with my opinion which bettred with his owne learning the greatnesse whereof I cannot enough commend comes with him at my importunity to fill vp your Graces request in my stead I beseech you let his lacke of years be no impediment to let him lacke a reuerend estimation for I neuer knew so young a body with so olde ahead I leaue him to your gracious acceptance whose triall shall better publish his commendation Enter Portia for Balthazer Duke You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes And heere I take it is the Doctor come Giue me your hand come you from old Bellario Por. I did my Lord. Duke You are welcome take your place Are you acquainted with the difference That holds this present question in the Court. Por. I am enformed throughly of the cause Which is the Merchant heere and which the Iew Duke Anthonio and olde Shylocke both stand foorth Por. Is your name Shylocke Iew. Shylocke is my name Por. Of a strange nature is the sute you follow Yet in such rule that the Venetian law Cannot impunge you as you do proceed You stand within his danger doe ye not Ant. I so he sayes Por. Do you confesse the bond Ant. I do Por. Then must the Iew be mercifull Shy On what compulsion must I tell me that Por. The quality of mercy is not strain'd It droppeth as the gentle raine from heauen Vpon the place beneath it is twice blest It blesseth him that giues and him that takes T is mightiest in the mightiest it becomes The throned Monarch better then his crowne His scepter shewes the force of temporall power The attribute to awe and maiesty Wherein doth sit the dread and feare of Kings But mercy is aboue this sceptred sway It is enthroned in the hearts of Kings It is an attribute to God himselfe And earthly power doth then shew lik'st Gods When mercy seasons iustice therefore Iew Though iustice be thy plea consider this That in the course of iustice none of vs Should see saluation we do pray for mercy And that same prayer doth teach vs all to render The deeds of mercy I haue spoke thus much To mitigate the iustice of thy plea Which if thou follow this strict Court of Venice Must needs giue sentence gainst the Merchant there Shy My deeds vpon my head I craue the law The penalty and forfeit of my bond Por. Is he not able to discharge the money Bass Yes heere I tender it for him in the Court Yea twice the summe if that will not suffice I will be bound to pay it ten times ore On forfeit of my hands my head my heart If this will not suffize it must appeare That malice beares downe truth And I beseech you Wrest once the Law to your authority To do a great tight do a little wrong And curbs this cruell diuell of his will Por. It must not be there is no power in Venice Can alter a Decree established T will be recorded for a precedent And many an errour by the same example Will rush into the state it cannot be Shy A Daniel come to iudgement yea a Daniel O wise young Iudge how I do honour thee Por. I pray you let me looke vpon the bond Shy Heere t is most reuerend Doctor here it is Por. Shylocke ther 's thrice thy money offred thee Shy And oath an oath I haue an oath in heauen Shall I lay periury vpon my soule No not for Venice Por. Why this bond is forfeit And lawfully by this the Iew may claime A pound of flesh to be by him cut off Neerest the Merchants heart be mercifull Take thrice thy money bid me teare the bond Shy When it is paid according to the tenour It doth appeare you are a worthy Iudge You know the Law your exposition Hath bene most sound I charge you by the Law Whereof you are a well deseruing Pillar Proceed to iudgement by my soule I sweare There is no power in the tongue of man To alter me I stay heere on my bond Ant. Most heartily I do beseech the Court To giue the iudgement Por. Why then thus it is You must prepare your bosome for his knife Shy O noble iudge O excellent young man Por. For the intent and purpose of the Law Hath full relation to the penalty Which heere appeareth due vpon the bond Shy T is very true O wise and vpright iudge How much more elder art thou then thy lookes Por. Therefore lay bare your bosome Shy I his breast So sayes the bond doth it not noble Iudge Neerest his heart those are the very words Por. It is so are there ballance here to weigh the flesh Shy I haue them ready Por. Haue by some Surgeon Shylocke on your charge To stop his wounds least he do bleed to death Shy Is it so nominated in the bond Por. It is not so exprest but what of that T were good you do so much for charity