the Merchant of Venice.
22702264and for your loue ile take this ring from you,
22712265doe not draw back your hand, ile take no more,
22722266and you in loue
shall not denie me this?
22732267Bass. This ring good
sir, alas it is a tri
fle,
22742268I will not
shame my
selfe to giue you this?
22752269Por. I will haue nothing el
se but onely this,
22762270and now me thinks I haue a minde to it?
22772271Bass. There's more depends on this then on the valew,
22782272the deare
st ring in Venice will I giue you,
22792273and
finde it out by proclamation,
22802274onely for this I pray you pardon me?
22812275Por. I
see
sir you are liberall in o
ffers,
22822276you taught me
fir
st to beg, and now me thinks
22832277you teach me how a begger
should be aun
swerd.
22842278Bass. Good
sir, this ring was giuen me by my wife,
22852279and when
she put it on,
she made me vowe
22862280that I
should neither
sell, nor giue, nor loo
se it.
22872281Por. That
scu
se
serues many men to
saue their gifts,
22882282and if your wife be not a mad woman,
22892283and know how well I haue de
seru'd this ring,
22902284she would not hold out enemy for euer
22912285for giuing it to me:
well, peace be with you.
Exeunt. 22922286Anth. My L.
Bassanio, let him haue the ring,
22932287let his de
seruings and my loue withall
22942288be valued gain
st your wiues commaundement.
22952289Bass. Goe
Gratiano, runne and ouer-take him,
22962290giue him the ring, and bring him if thou can
st 22972291vnto
Anthonios hou
se, away, make ha
st.
Exit Gratiano. 22982292Come, you and I will thither pre
sently,
22992293and in the morning early will we both
23002294flie toward Belmont, come
Anthonio.
23032297Por. Enquire the Iewes hou
se out, giue him this deed,
23042298and let him
signe it, weele away to night,
23052299and be a day before our hu
sbands home:
23062300this deede will be well welcome to
Lorenzo?
I. Enter