the Merchant of Venice.
20482042that malice beares downe truth. And
I be
seech you
20492043wre
st once the law to your authoritie,
20502044to doe a great right, doe a little wrong,
20512045and curbe this cruell deuill of his will.
20522046Por. It mu
st not be, there is no power in Venice
20542048twill be recorded for a precedent,
20552049and many an errour by the
same example
20562050will ru
sh into the
state, it cannot be.
20572051Shy. A Daniell come to iudgement: yea a Daniell.
20582052O wi
se young Iudge how
I doe honour thee.
20592053Por. I pray you let me looke vpon the bond.
20602054Shy. Heere tis mo
st reuerend do
ctor, here it is.
20612055Por. Shylocke theres thrice thy money o
ffred thee.
20622056Shy. An oath, an oath, I haue an oath in heauen,
20632057shall I lay periurie vpon my
soule?
20662060and lawfully by this the Iew may claime
20672061a pound of
fle
sh, to be by him cut o
ff 20682062neere
st the Merchants hart: be mercifull,
20692063take thrice thy money, bid me teare the bond.
20702064Shy. When it is payd, according to the tenure.
20712065It doth appeare you are a worthy iudge,
20722066you know the law, your expo
sition
20732067hath beene mo
st sound:
I charge you by the law,
20742068whereof you are a well de
seruing piller,
20752069proceede to iudgement: by my
soule I
sweare,
20762070there is no power in the tongue of man
20772071to alter me,
I stay here on my Bond,
20782072An. Mo
st hartelie
I doe be
seech the Court
20812075you mu
st prepare your bo
some for his knife.
20822076Shy. O noble
Iudge, ô excellent young man.
20832077Por. For the intent and purpo
se of the law
20842078hath full relation to the penaltie,
H2 which