the Merchant of Venice.
21962190of the Duke onely, gain
st all other voyce.
21972191In which predicament I
say thou
stand
st:
21982192for it appeares by manife
st proceeding,
21992193that indire
ctly, and dire
ctly to
22002194thou ha
st contriued again
st the very life
22012195of the defendant: and thou ha
st incurd
22022196the danger formorly by me rehear
st.
22032197Downe therefore, and beg mercie of the Duke.
22042198Gra. Beg that thou mai
st haue leaue to hang thy
selfe,
22052199and yet thy wealth beeing forfait to the
state,
22062200thou ha
st not left the value of a cord,
22072201therefore thou mu
st be hangd at the
states charge.
22082202Duke. That thou
shalt
see the di
fference of our
spirit
22092203I pardon thee thy life before thou a
ske it:
22102204for halfe thy wealth, it is
Anthonios,
22112205the other halfe comes to the generall
state,
22122206which humblenes may driue vnto a
fine.
22132207Por. I for the
state, not for
Anthonio.
22142208Shy. Nay, take my life and all, pardon not that,
22152209you take my hou
se, when you doe take the prop
22162210that doth
su
staine my hou
se: you take my life
22172211when you doe take the meanes whereby
I liue.
22182212Por. What mercy can you render him
Anthonio? 22192213Gra. A halter gratis, nothing el
se for God
sake.
22202214Anth. So plea
se my Lord the Duke, & all the Court
22212215to quit the
fine for one halfe of his goods,
22222216I am content:
so he will let me haue
22232217the other halfe in v
se, to render it
22242218vpon his death vnto the Gentleman
22262220Two things prouided more, that for this fauour
22272221he pre
sently become a Chri
stian:
22282222the other, that he doe record a gift
22292223heere in the Court of all he dies po
sse
st 22302224vnto his
sonne
Lorenzo and his daughter.
22312225Duke. He
shall doe this, or el
se I doe recant
22322226the pardon that I late pronounced heere.
Por.