Notes and Documents for the Play Rudolf of Habsburg

c) (to Juta, who seems to have heard nothing of all this) for the husband, do you want to look for him.

a) How, my husband — where is he? (as if she wanted to walk toward him) no away, away .. o guide me God
after he thanks the air.

c) Wants to go away with her. she is frightened, yes they are already coming the others are coming back. Bishop Buttenshein
steps away alone however: "it has barely passed him! and the others depart.
the king with retinue (Heinrich Fürstknecht, Walther etc. before. Mal.
The Swiss) The hand to the Bishop — You Bishop, we want to have
peace. this is the crowd of guarantors, friends I must still ask for some of my
friends among you, whether you want to accept them in grace. I have
them the noble Counts of Wittig and the citizens have left it to me. left waiting and for a
general pardon. general pardon. Bishop
cannot trust me to agree. general call
"Hail to the King! — King: Here they call the one who your
Bishop blesses the poor.

Several voices. Epting tearing the Buttenshein man apart.
Buttf. screams, they are mistreating him. Bishop, annoyed at Ept.
says, everything is forgiven. Ept. Ha, forgiven — He could
not forgive. He is the first to demand from you [King]
court and law over these strangers, over
something which no one but I has to decide.
Lord Bishop, where is my wife? You and this boy
have torn her from the house for me, I am told,
and hold her in forcible custody against him. Where is
my wife?

Bish. that which is your wife, of whom you spoke, is your wife
no longer! You have had her married to me forever.

Ept. Lord King, I demand my wife.

King Have her brought here.

Bish. She herself shall speak. (Sends to fetch her)

King (to Buttenf.) it seems to me, I should know you.
Buttf. You shall learn (You sold me a castle Landeck
and settled much with me)
Buttf. You shall learn, gracious Lord, how very loyal I am to you!!
what are you doing, to be with me.

Buttf. I only grabbed the Epting, ...