The most excellent

Historie of the Merchant

of Venice.

With the extreame cueltie of Shylocke the Iewe

towards the sayd Merchant, in cutting a iust pound

of his flesh: and the obtayning of Portia

by the choyse of three

chests.

As it hath beene diuers times acted by the Lord

Chamberlaine his Seruants.

Written by William Shakespeare.

AT LONDON,

Printed by l. R. for Thomas Heyes,

and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard, at the

signe of the Greene Dragon.

1600.