26032597for by this ring the Doctor lay with me.

26042598Nerrissa. And pardon me my gentle Gratiano,

26052599for that same scrubbed boy the Doctors Clarke

26062600in liew of this, last night did lie with me.

26072601Grati. Why this is like the mending of high wayes

26082602in Sommer where the wayes are faire enough?

26092603What, are we cuckolds ere we haue deseru'd it.

26102604Por. Speake not so grosly, you are all amaz'd;

26112605Heere is a letter, reade it at your leasure,

26122606It comes from Padua from Bellario,

26132607there you shall finde that Portia was the Doctor,

26142608Nerrissa there her Clarke. Lorenzo heere

26152609shall witnes I set foorth as soone as you,

26162610and euen but now returnd: I haue not yet

26172611enterd my house. Anthonio you are welcome,

26182612and I haue better newes in store for you

26192613than you expect: vnseale this letter soone,

26202614there you shall finde three of your Argosies

26212615are richly come to harbour sodainly.

26222616You shall not know by what strange accident

26232617I chaunced on this letter.

26242618Antho. I am dumb?

26252619Bass. Were you the Doctor, and I knew you not?

26262620Gra. Were you the Clark that is to make me cuckold.

26272621Ner. I but the Clarke that neuer meanes to doe it,

26282622vnlesse he liue vntill he be a man.

26292623Bass. (Sweet Doctor) you shall be my bedfellow,

26302624when I am absent then lie with my wife.

26312625An. (Sweet Lady) you haue giuen me life and lyuing;

26322626for heere I reade for certaine that my ships

26332627are safely come to Rode.

26342628Por. How now Lorenzo?

26352629my Clarke hath some good comforts to for you.

26362630Ner I, and ile giue them him without a fee.

26372631There doe I giue to you and Iessica

26382632from the rich Iewe, a speciall deede of gift

26392633after his death, of all he dies possest of.