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The Merchant of Venice (Quarto 1, 1600)

Author: William Shakespeare
Not Peer Reviewed
The comicall Historie of
Bass. Our feast shalbe much honored in your mariage.
1500Gra. Wele play with them the first boy for a thousand ducats.
Ner. What and stake downe?
Gra. No, we shall nere win at that sport and stake downe.
But who comes heere? Lorenzo and his infidell?
vvhat, and my old Venecian friend Salerio?
1505
Enter Lorenzo, Iessica, and Salerio a messenger
from Venice.
Bassa. Lorenzo and Salerio, welcome hether,
if that the youth of my newe intrest heere
haue power to bid you welcome: by your leaue
1510I bid my very friends and countrymen
sweet Portia welcome.
Por. So doe I my Lord, they are intirely welcome.
Lor. I thanke your honour, for my part my Lord
my purpose was not to haue seene you heere,
1515but meeting with Salerio by the way
he did intreate me past all saying nay
to come with him along.
Sal. I did my Lord,
and I haue reason for it, Signior Anthonio
1520commends him to you.
Bass. Ere I ope his Letter
I pray you tell me how my good friend doth.
Sal. Not sicke my Lord, vnlesse it be in mind,
nor well, vnlesse in mind: his letter there
1525vvill show you his estate.
open the letter.
Gra. Nerrissa, cheere yond stranger, bid her welcom.
Your hand Salerio, what's the newes from Venice?
How doth that royall Merchant good Anthonio?
I know he will be glad of our successe,
1530We are the Iasons, we haue wone the fleece.
Sal. I would you had won the fleece that he hath lost.
Por. There are some shrowd contents in yond same paper
That steales the colour from Bassanios cheeke,
Some deere friend dead, else nothing in the world
1535could turne so much the constitution
of