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 trifle,

22742268I will not shame my selfe to giue you this?

22752269Por. I will haue nothing else 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 dearest 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 offers,

22822276you taught me first to beg, and now me thinks

22832277you teach me how a begger should be aunswerd.

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 loose it.

22872281Por. That scuse serues many men to saue their gifts,

22882282and if your wife be not a mad woman,

22892283and know how well I haue deseru'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 deseruings and my loue withall

22942288be valued gainst your wiues commaundement.

22952289Bass. Goe Gratiano, runne and ouer-take him,

22962290giue him the ring, and bring him if thou canst

22972291vnto Anthonios house, away, make hast. Exit Gratiano.

22982292Come, you and I will thither presently,

22992293and in the morning early will we both

23002294flie toward Belmont, come Anthonio.

23032297Por. Enquire the Iewes house out, giue him this deed,

23042298and let him signe it, weele away to night,

23052299and be a day before our husbands home:

23062300this deede will be well welcome to Lorenzo?

I. Enter