353Iew. I will be assured I may: and that I may be assu-

354red, I will bethinke mee, may I speake with Antho-

355nio?

356Bass. If it please you to dine with vs.

357Iew. Yes, to smell porke, to eate of the habitation

358which your Prophet the Nazarite coniured the diuell

359into: I will buy with you, sell with you, talke with

360you, walke with you, and so following: but I will

361not eate with you, drinke with you, nor pray with you.

362What newes on the Ryalta, who is he comes here?

364Bass. This is signior Anthonio.

365Iew. How like a fawning publican he lookes.

366I hate him for he is a Christian:

367But more, for that in low simplicitie

368He lends out money gratis, and brings downe

369The rate of vsance here with vs in Venice.

370If I can catch him once vpon the hip,

371I will feede fat the ancient grudge I beare him.

372He hates our sacred Nation, and he railes

373Euen there where Merchants most doe congregate

374On me, my bargaines, and my well-worne thrift,

375Which he cals interrest: Cursed be my Trybe

376If I forgiue him.

377Bass. Shylock, doe you heare.

378Shy. I am debating of my present store,

379And by the neere gesse of my memorie

380I cannot instantly raise vp the grosse

381Of full three thousand ducats: what of that?

382Tuball a wealthy Hebrew of my Tribe

383Will furnish me; but soft, how many months

384Doe you desire? Rest you faire good signior,

385Your worship was the last man in our mouthes.

386Ant. Shylocke, albeit I neither lend nor borrow

387By taking, nor by giuing of excesse,

388Yet to supply the ripe wants of my friend,

389Ile breake a custome: is he yet possest

390How much he would?

391Shy. I, I, three thousand ducats.

392Ant. And for three months.

393Shy. I had forgot, three months, you told me so.

394Well then, your bond: and let me see, but heare you,

395Me thoughts you said, you neither lend nor borrow

396Vpon aduantage.

397Ant. I doe neuer vse it.

398Shy. When Iacob graz'd his Vncle Labans sheepe,

399This Iacob from our holy Abram was

400(As his wise mother wrought in his behalfe)

401The third possesser; I, he was the third.

402Ant. And what of him, did he take interrest?

403Shy. No, not take interest, not as you would say

404Directly interest, marke what Iacob did,

405When Laban and himselfe were compremyz'd

406That all the eanelings which were streakt and pied

407Should fall as Iacobs hier, the Ewes being rancke,

408In end of Autumne turned to the Rammes,

409And when the worke of generation was

410Betweene these woolly breeders in the act,

411The skilfull shepheard pil'd me certaine wands,

412And in the dooing of the deede of kinde,

413He stucke them vp before the fulsome Ewes,

414Who then conceauing, did in eaning time

415Fall party-colour'd lambs, and those were Iacobs.

416This was a way to thriue, and he was blest:

417And thrift is blessing if men steale it not.

418Ant. This was a venture sir that Iacob seru'd for,

419A thing not in his power to bring to passe,

420But sway'd and fashion'd by the hand of heauen.

421Was this inserted to make interrest good?

422Or is your gold and siluer Ewes and Rams?

423Shy. I cannot tell, I make it breede as fast,

424But note me signior.

425Ant. Marke you this Bassanio,

426The diuell can cite Scripture for his purpose,

427An euill soule producing holy witnesse,

428Is like a villaine with a smiling cheeke,

429A goodly apple rotten at the heart.

430O what a goodly outside falsehood hath.

431Shy. Three thousand ducats, 'tis a good round sum.

432Three months from twelue, then let me see the rate.

433Ant. Well Shylocke, shall we be beholding to you?

434Shy. Signior Anthonio, many a time and oft

435In the Ryalto you haue rated me

436About my monies and my vsances:

437Still haue I borne it with a patient shrug,

438(For suffrance is the badge of all our Tribe.)

439You call me misbeleeuer, cut-throate dog,

440And spet vpon my Iewish gaberdine,

441And all for vse of that which is mine owne.

442Well then, it now appeares you neede my helpe:

443Goe to then, you come to me, and you say,

444Shylocke, we would haue moneyes, you say so:

445You that did voide your rume vpon my beard,

446And foote me as you spurne a stranger curre

447Ouer your threshold, moneyes is your suite.

448What should I say to you? Should I not say,

449Hath a dog money? Is it possible

450A curre should lend three thousand ducats? or

451Shall I bend low, and in a bond-mans key

452With bated breath, and whispring humblenesse,

453Say this: Faire sir, you spet on me on Wednesday last;

454You spurn'd me such a day; another time

455You cald me dog: and for these curtesies

456Ile lend you thus much moneyes.

457Ant. I am as like to call thee so againe,

458To spet on thee againe, to spurne thee too.

459If thou wilt lend this money, lend it not

460As to thy friends, for when did friendship take

461A breede of barraine mettall of his friend?

462But lend it rather to thine enemie,

463Who if he breake, thou maist with better face

464Exact the penalties.

465Shy. Why looke you how you storme,

466I would be friends with you, and haue your loue,

467Forget the shames that you haue staind me with,

468Supplie your present wants, and take no doite

469Of vsance for my moneyes, and youle not heare me,

470This is kinde I offer.

471Bass. This were kindnesse.

472Shy. This kindnesse will I showe,

473Goe with me to a Notarie, seale me there

474Your single bond, and in a merrie sport

475If you repaie me not on such a day,

476In such a place, such sum or sums as are

477Exprest in the condition, let the forfeite

478Be nominated for an equall pound

479Of your faire flesh, to be cut off and taken

480In what part of your bodie it pleaseth me.

481Ant. Content infaith, Ile seale to such a bond,

482And say there is much kindnesse in the Iew.