21222116are not with me esteemd aboue thy life.

21232117I would loose all, I sacrifize them all

21242118heere to this deuill, to deliuer you.

21252119Por. Your wife would giue you little thankes for that

21262120if she were by to heare you make the offer.

21272121Gra. I haue a wife who I protest I loue,

21282122I would she were in heauen, so she could

21292123intreate some power to change this currish Iew.

21302124Ner. Tis well you offer it behind her back,

21312125the wish would make else an vnquiet house.

21322126Iew. These be the christian husbands, I haue a daughter

21332127would any of the stocke of Barrabas

21342128had beene her husband, rather then a Christian.

21352129We trifle time, I pray thee pursue sentence.

21362130Por. A pound of that same Merchants flesh is thine,

21372131the Court awards it, and the law doth giue it.

21382132Iew. Most rightfull Iudge.

21392133Por. And you must cut this flesh from off his breast,

21402134the law alowes it, and the court awards it.

21412135Iew. Most learned Iudge, a sentence, come prepare.

21422136Por. Tarry a little, there is some thing else,

21432137this bond doth giue thee heere no iote of blood,

21442138the words expresly are a pound of flesh:

21452139take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh,

21462140but in the cutting it, if thou doost shed

21472141one drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods

21482142are by the lawes of Venice confiscate

21492143vnto the state of Venice.

21502144Gra. O vpright Iudge,

21512145Marke Iew, ô learned Iudge.

21522146Shy. Is that the law?

21532147Por. Thy selfe shalt see the Act:

21542148for as thou vrgest iustice, be assurd

21552149thou shalt haue iustice more then thou desirst.

21562150Gra. O learned iudge, mark Iew, a learned iudge.

21572151Iew. I take this offer then, pay the bond thrice

21582152and let the Christian goe.

H.3. Bass.