Shakespeare's comedy of The merchant of Venice . ?^^^ ^/ STRATFORD^CHURCH, EAST KND, WITH ARMS OF JOHN SHAKESPEARE INTRODUCTION MERCHANT OF VENICE. I. THE HISTORY OF THE PLAY,. The Merchant of Venice is the last on a list of Shakespearesplays given by Francis Meres in his Palladis Tamia^ whichappeared in 1598. In the same year it was entered on. the Register of the Stationers Company :— 22 July, 1598, James Robertes.] A booke of the Mar-chaunt of Venyce, or otherwise called the Jewe of that yt bee not prynted by the said James Robertes, lo THE MERCHA
Shakespeare's comedy of The merchant of Venice . ?^^^ ^/ STRATFORD^CHURCH, EAST KND, WITH ARMS OF JOHN SHAKESPEARE INTRODUCTION MERCHANT OF VENICE. I. THE HISTORY OF THE PLAY,. The Merchant of Venice is the last on a list of Shakespearesplays given by Francis Meres in his Palladis Tamia^ whichappeared in 1598. In the same year it was entered on. the Register of the Stationers Company :— 22 July, 1598, James Robertes.] A booke of the Mar-chaunt of Venyce, or otherwise called the Jewe of that yt bee not prynted by the said James Robertes, lo THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, or anye other whatsoever, without lycence first had from theright honourable the Lord Chamberlen. The company of players to which Shakespeare belonged,and for which he wrote, were the Lord Chamberlains Ser-vants ; and the above order was meant to prohibit the pub-lication of the play until the patron of the company shouldgive his permission. This he appears not to have doneuntil two years later, when the following entry was made inthe Register: 28 Oct., 1600, Tho. Haies.] The booke of
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