439435As to thy friends, for when did friendship take

440436A breede for barraine mettaile of his friend?

441437But lend it rather to thine enemie,

442438Who if he breake, thou maist with better face

443439Exact the penaltie.

444440Shy. Why looke you how you storme,

445441I would be friends with you, and haue your loue,

446442Forget the shames that you haue staind me with,

447443Supply your present wants, and take no doyte

448444Of vsance for my moneyes, and youle not heare mee,

449445 this is kinde I offer.

450446Bass. This were kindnesse.

451447Shyl. This kindnesse will I showe,

452448Goe with me to a Notarie, seale me there

453449Your single bond, and in a merrie sport

454450if you repay me not on such a day

455451in such a place, such summe or summes as are

456452exprest in the condition, let the forfaite

457453be nominated for an equall pound

458454of your faire flesh, to be cut off and taken

459455in what part of your bodie pleaseth me.

460456Ant. Content infaith, yle seale to such a bond,

461457and say there is much kindnes in the Iew.

462458Bass. You shall not seale to such a bond for me,

463459Ile rather dwell in my necessitie.

464460An. Why feare not man, I will not forfaite it,

465461within these two months, thats a month before

466462this bond expires, I doe expect returne

467463of thrice three times the valew of this bond.

468464Shy. O father Abram, what these Christians are,

469465Whose owne hard dealings teaches them suspect

470466the thoughts of others: Pray you tell me this,

471467if he should breake his day what should I gaine

472468by the exaction of the forfeyture?

473469A pound of mans flesh taken from a man,

474470is not so estimable, profitable neither

475471as flesh of Muttons, Beefes, or Goates, I say