763760To furnish vs; friend Launcelet whats the newes. Enter Launcelet.

764761Launcelet. And it shal please you to breake vp this, it shal seeme

765762to signifie.

766763Loren. I know the hand, in faith tis a faire hand,

767764And whiter then the paper it writ on

768765Is the faire hand that writ.

769766Gratia. Loue, newes in faith.

770767Launce. By your leaue sir.

771768Loren. Whither goest thou.

773769Launc. Marry sir to bid my old Maister the Iewe to sup to night

774770with my new Maister the Christian.

775771Loren. Hold heere take this, tell gentle Iessica

776772I will not faile her, speake it priuatly,

777773Goe Gentlemen, will you prepare you for this maske to night,

778774I am prouided of a Torch-bearer. Exit Clowne.

779775Sal. I marry, ile be gone about it straite.

780776Sol. And so will I.

781777Loren. Meete me and Gratiano at Gratianos lodging

782778Some houre hence.

783779Sal. Tis good we doe so. Exit.

784780Gratia. Was not that Letter from faire Iessica.

785781Loren. I must needes tell thee all, she hath directed

786782How I shall take her from her Fathers house,

787783What gold and iewels she is furnisht with,

788784What Pages sute she hath in readines,

789785Yf ere the Iewe her Father come to heauen,

790786Yt will be for his gentle daughters sake,

791787And neuer dare misfortune crosse her foote,

792788Vnlesse she doe it vnder this excuse,

793789That she is issue to a faithlesse Iewe:

794790Come goe with me, pervse this as thou goest,

795791Faire Jessica shall be my Torch-bearer. Exit.

797793Iewe. Well, thou shalt see, thy eyes shall be thy iudge,

798794The difference of old Shylocke and Bassanio;

799795What Iessica, thou shalt not gurmandize