The most excellent historie of the merchant of Venice: with the extreame cruelty of Shylocke the Jew towards the said merchant, in cutting a just pound of his flesh: and the obtaining of Portia by the choyce of three chests. As it hath been diverse times acted by the Lor Chamberlaine his Servants. Written by William Shakespeare.

All titles

• The most excellent historie of the merchant of Venice: with the extreame cruelty of Shylocke the Jew towards the said merchant, in cutting a just pound of his flesh: and the obtaining of Portia by the choyce of three chests. As it hath been diverse times acted by the Lor Chamberlaine his Servants. Written by William Shakespeare.
• Merchant of Venice
• Comicall historie of the merchant of Venice

People / Organizations

• William Shakespeare (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for William Leake, and are to be solde at his shop at the signe of the Crown in Fleetstreet, between the two Temple Gates, 1652.

Publication year

1652

ESTC No.

R14929

Grub Street ID

62903

Description

[72] p. ; 4⁰

Note

Mostly in verse.

Running title reads: The comicall historie of the merchant of Venice.

Signatures: A(+-A1) B-I?.

A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1637 edition with "printed by M P for Laurence Hayes" in imprint (STC 22298).