The comicall Historie of
16421636hee
seekes my life, his rea
son well
I know;
16431637I oft deliuerd from his forfeytures
16441638many that haue at times made mone to me,
16461640Sal. I am
sure the Duke will neuer grant
16481642An. The Duke cannot denie the cour
se of law:
16491643for the commoditie that
strangers haue
16501644with vs in Venice, if it be denyed,
16511645will much impeach the iu
stice of the
state,
16521646since that the trade and pro
fit of the citty
16531647con
sisteth of all Nations. Therefore goe,
16541648the
se griefes and lo
sses haue
so bated me
16551649that
I shall hardly
spare a pound of
fle
sh 16561650to morrow, to my bloody Creditor.
16571651Well Iaylor on, pray God
Bassanio come
16581652to
see me pay his debt, and then
I care not.
Exeunt. 16591653Enter Portia, Nerrissa, Lorenzo, Iessica, and a 16611655Lor. Maddam, although I
speake it in your pre
sence,
16621656you haue a noble and a true conceite
16631657of god-like amitie, which appeares mo
st strongly
16641658in bearing thus the ab
sence of your Lord.
16651659But if you knew to whom you
show this honour,
16661660how true a gentleman you
send releefe,
16671661how deere a louer of my Lord your hu
sband,
16681662I know you would be prouder of the worke
16691663then cu
stomarie bountie can enforce you.
16701664Por. I neuer did repent for dooing good,
16711665nor
shall not now: for in companions
16721666that doe conuer
se and wa
st the time together,
16731667who
se
soules doe beare an egall yoke of loue,
16741668there mu
st be needes a like proportion
16751669of lyniaments, of manners, and of
spirit;
16761670which makes me thinke that this
Anthonio 16771671beeing the bo
some louer of my Lord,
16781672mu
st needes be like my Lord. If it be
so,
how