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.