Author: William ShakespeareEditor: Janelle JenstadNot Peer Reviewed
The Merchant of Venice (Quarto 1, 1600)
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
The comicall Historie of
23082302Grati. Faire
sir, you are well ore-tane:
23092303My L.
Bassanio vpon more aduice,
23102304hath
sent you heere this ring, and doth intreate
23132307his ring I doe accept mo
st thankfully,
23142308and
so I pray you tell him: furthermore,
23152309I pray you
shew my youth old
Shylockes hou
se.
23172311Ner. Sir,
I would
speake with you:
23182312Ile
see if
I can get my hu
sbands ring
23192313which I did make him
sweare to keepe for euer.
23202314Por. Thou mai
st I warrant, we
shal haue old
swearing
23212315that they did giue the rings away to men;
23222316but wele out-face them, and out-
sweare them to:
23232317away, make ha
st, thou know
st where I will tarry.
23242318Ner. Come good
sir, will you
shew me to this hou
se.