2647Por. Let not that Doctor ere come neere my house,

2648Since he hath got the iewell that I loued,

2649And that which you did sweare to keepe for me,

2650I will become as liberall as you,

2651Ile not deny him any thing I haue,

2652No, not my body, nor my husbands bed:

2653Know him I shall, I am well sure of it.

2654Lie not a night from home. Watch me like Argos,

2655If you doe not, if I be left alone,

2656Now by mine honour which is yet mine owne,

2657Ile haue the Doctor for my bedfellow.

2658Nerrissa. And I his Clarke: therefore be well aduis'd

2659How you doe leaue me to mine owne protection.

2660Gra. Well, doe you so: let not me take him then,

2661For if I doe, ile mar the yong Clarks pen.

2662Ant. I am th' vnhappy subiect of these quarrels.

2663Por. Sir, grieue not you,

2664You are welcome notwithstanding.

2665Bas. Portia, forgiue me this enforced wrong,

2666And in the hearing of these manie friends

2667I sweare to thee, euen by thine owne faire eyes

2668Wherein I see my selfe.

2669Por. Marke you but that?

2670In both my eyes he doubly sees himselfe:

2671In each eye one, sweare by your double selfe,

2672And there's an oath of credit.

2673Bas. Nay, but heare me.

2674Pardon this fault, and by my soule I sweare

2675I neuer more will breake an oath with thee.

2676Anth. I once did lend my bodie for thy wealth,

2677Which but for him that had your husbands ring

2678Had quite miscarried. I dare be bound againe,

2679My soule vpon the forfeit, that your Lord

2680Will neuer more breake faith aduisedlie.

2681Por. Then you shall be his suretie: giue him this,

2682And bid him keepe it better then the other.

2683Ant. Heere Lord Bassanio, swear to keep this ring.

2684Bass. By heauen it is the same I gaue the Doctor.

2685Por. I had it of him: pardon Bassanio,

2686For by this ring the Doctor lay with me.

2687Ner. And pardon me my gentle Gratiano,

2688For that same scrubbed boy the Doctors Clarke

2689In liew of this, last night did lye with me.

2690Gra. Why this is like the mending of high waies

2691In Sommer, where the waies are faire enough:

2692What, are we Cuckolds ere we haue deseru'd it.

2693Por. Speake not so grossely, you are all amaz'd;

2694Heere is a letter, reade it at your leysure,

2695It comes from Padua from Bellario,

2696There you shall finde that Portia was the Doctor,

2697Nerrissa there her Clarke. Lorenzo heere

2698Shall witnesse I set forth as soone as you,

2699And but eu'n now return'd: I haue not yet

2700Entred my house. Anthonio you are welcome,

2701And I haue better newes in store for you

2702Then you expect: vnseale this letter soone,

2703There you shall finde three of your Argosies

2704Are richly come to harbour sodainlie.

2705You shall not know by what strange accident

2706I chanced on this letter.

2707Antho. I am dumbe.

2708Bass. Were you the Doctor, and I knew you not?

2709Gra. Were you the Clark that is to make me cuckold.

2710Ner. I, but the Clark that neuer meanes to doe it,

2711Vnlesse he liue vntill he be a man.

2712Bass. (Sweet Doctor) you shall be my bedfellow,

2713When I am absent, then lie with my wife.

2714An. (Sweet Ladie) you haue giuen me life & liuing;

2715For heere I reade for certaine that my ships

2716Are safelie come to Rode.

2717Por. How now Lorenzo?

2718My Clarke hath some good comforts to for you.

2719Ner. I, and Ile giue them him without a fee.

2720There doe I giue to you and Iessica

2721From the rich Iewe, a speciall deed of gift

2722After his death, of all he dies possess'd of.

2723Loren. Faire Ladies you drop Manna in the way

2724Of starued people.

2725Por. It is almost morning,

2726And yet I am sure you are not satisfied

2727Of these euents at full. Let vs goe in,

2728And charge vs there vpon intergatories,

2729And we will answer all things faithfully.

2730Gra. Let it be so, the first intergatory

2731That my Nerrissa shall be sworne on, is,

2732Whether till the next night she had rather stay,

2733Or goe to bed, now being two houres to day,

2734But were the day come, I should wish it darke,

2735Till I were couching with the Doctors Clarke.

2736Well, while I liue, Ile feare no other thing

2737So sore, as keeping safe Nerrissas ring.

2739 FINIS.