William Shakespeare, 1564-1616 [1600], The most excellent Historie of the Merchant of Venice. With the extreame crueltie 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 (Printed by I.R. for Thomas Heyes [etc.], London) [word count] [S20105].