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

1652-1652

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).