Notes and Documents for the Play Rudolf of Habsburg

human truth too confused. God shall judge!
(with fist.) Let the noble dead be laid in his
crypt. (to Fenollo) You are named Christoph Fenollo,
the Bishop’s soldier, where are you from?
Fenollo. I am from Wesensgrab in Burgunderland.
King. Christoph Fenollo and Count of the Bishop’s soldier,
remain three days and 3 nights locked away
with the dead in the crypt.
(but with necessary food), then appear
again before our court.
Woman. How, with the dead, in the crypt three
nights. Oh!
Balth. What does that matter to you, you are a soldier
and you are afraid.
Woman. Lord King. I will truly say what happened,
beg for mercy. Immediately, it was the Bishop’s will,
that Balthasane gave me money to do it. He said
from you he had the money and the order, and so
I have done it.
Balth. Yes King, so it was settled with you — to your advantage You lie, what is. You know well how I was in your camp, how you the castle
Woman. oh you Germans have only the foreigner's cunning, that is
King. surely no liar.)
Bish. How — do you not give it to the holy Virgin? The
holy Virgin, I was a true G. v. B. and I hand you over
to Satan. Balth. A virgin has led me here and away again with the bond.
King. How treason bound his great helper.
you shall no longer be unpunished, his arm has become long this
night, an end has the long reign of the master, time, I want to teach the honest citizens
to do justice.
Balthas (led away)
Guta. O my husband. (They embrace each other I do you only)
King. fears the opposite Peace you earn my citizens and you, Lord Bishop, that this
in my name noble man and now the noble Meerthal place one transfers.
Crowd. Long live the King, the King’s will be done.
Song Hail to the Habsburg and his house, until the latest
generations may it last, blessed by happy peoples.
All. Hail to the noble. To the citizens and servants, be always true and brave and therefore well away ten. so it must be
All. Hail to the King.