the Merchant of Venice.
19751969to curele
sse ruine. I
stand heere for law.
19761970Duke. This letter from
Bellario doth commend
19771971a young and learned Do
ctor to our Court:
19801974to know your aun
swer whether youle admit him.
19811975Duke. With all my hart:
some three or foure of you
19821976goe giue him curteous condu
ct to this place,
19831977meane time the Court
shall heare
Bellarios letter.
Your Grace shall vnderstand, that at the receit of your letter I
19851979am very
sicke, but in the in
stant that your me
ssenger came, in lo
- 19861980uing vi
sitation was with me a young Do
ctor of Rome, his name is
19871981Balthazer: I acquainted him with the cau
se in cōtrouer
sie between
19881982the
Iew and
Anthonio the Merchant, wee turnd ore many bookes
19891983together, hee is furni
shed with my opinion, which bettered
with
19901984his owne learning, the greatnes whereof I cannot enough com
- 19911985mend, comes with him at my importunitie, to
fill vp your graces
19921986reque
st in my
stead.
I be
seech you let his lacke of yeeres be no im
- 19931987pediment to let him lacke a reuerend e
stimation, for
I neuer knew
19941988so young a body with
so olde a head: I leaue him to your gracious
19951989acceptance, who
se tryall
shall better publi
sh his commendation.
19971991Duke. You heare the learnd
Bellario what he writes,
19981992and heere I take it is the do
ctor come.
19991993Giue me your hand, come you from old
Bellario? 20011995Duke. You are welcome, take your place:
20021996are you acquainted with the di
fference
20031997that holds this pre
sent que
stion in the Court.
20041998Por. I am enformed throughly of the cau
se,
20051999which is the Merchant here? and which the
Iew?
20062000Duke. Anthonio and old
Shylocke, both
stand forth.
20092003Por. Of a
strange nature is the
sute you follow,
20102004yet in
such rule, that the Venetian law
H. cannot