In the Name of Time : a digital edition Taylor edition Edited by Elsa Kienberger. n pages of manuscript Taylor Institution Library, one of the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford, 2020. XML files are available for download under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License . Images are available for download under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License . 7599 7640 https://archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/577 ***put link to ORA data url here*** Taylor Editions: Manuscript TIFF2 Folio

Transcribed from: Bodleian Library MSS. Eng. poet. c. 36 and MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110, Images scanned from Bodleian Library MSS. Eng. poet. c. 36 , MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110 , and MSS. Eng. poet. d. 108 .

This is a born-digital scholarly edition of the first half of Act I of Michael Field's verse drama In the Name of Time from the Papers of Michael Field. Shelf mark: MSS. Eng. poet. c. 36 and MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110 Katherine Bradley (b.1846-d.1914) and Emma Cooper (b.1862-d.1913) wrote together under the pseudonym Michael Field. Literary- and life-partners, the couple published verse dramas and collections of poetry between the years 1881 and 1913. Their will donated all of their writing materials, including journals and unpublished works, including In the Name of Time to the Bodleian Libraries, British Library, and the Fitzwilliam Museum. Thomas Sturge Moore, their literary executor published this play in 1919 under their posthumous directive along with an edition of parts of their journals. This is the first new edition of any part of the play since its first public appearance 101 years ago. The transcription was encoded in TEI P5 XML by Elsa Kienberger.

Oxford Bodleian Library MS. Eng. Lett. e. 33

Papers of 'Michael Field', arranged into five groups: Correspondence of 'Michael Field', 1867-1926 Drafts, manuscripts and proofs of their plays, a few in prose (which are unpublished), the majority in verse, c. 1874-1918 Drafts and manuscripts of their verse, 1861-1912 Miscellaneous papers, mainly of personal and biographical interest, 1832-1924 Later papers relating to 'Michael Field', 1890-1970

1832-1970.

Field, Michael. In the Name of Time.  The Papers of Michael Field.  Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Eng. poet. d. 206, MSS. Eng. poet. c. 36, MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110, MSS. Eng. poet. d. 109, MSS. Eng. poet. d. 108 MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110a MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110b MSS. Eng. poet. c. 36

Created by encoding transcriptions from manuscripts and compiling them into an edition.

Treatment of the base text: I. Manuscripts and Versioning History MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110 contains two versions of Act I of In the Name of Time , which I have labeled 110a and 110b to distinguish between the earlier and later version respectively MSS. Eng. poet. d. 109 also contains versions of Act I. I have not included this version in my transcriptions or genetic edition because Michael Field explicitly writes at the end of the first version ' Not to be printed'. I have also intentionally excluded loose papers belonging to another version of the first pages of Act I that were glued to the end pages of the MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110 notebook. Bradley and Cooper take turns writing, transcribing, and editing versions of the play. Bradley's handwriting is large and loopy, whereas Cooper's is smaller and does not interlock as much. MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110a is written entirely in Bradley's hand, MSS. Eng. poet. c. 36 is written entirely in Cooper's hand, and MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110b is written in Bradley's hand with Cooper's notes. Footnotes in the MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110b transcription indicate when the hand changes. Black lettering indicates black ink, red lettering indicates brown ink, gray lettering indicates pencil, and blue hyperlinks indicate syntax, word, and sentence differences between manuscript versions. II. Spelling and Syntax Epsilon (ε) usage standardized to e Overwritten text cannot be displayed through XML mark-up and have been replaced with deletions in this file. Below are the instances of overwrites in MSS. Eng. poet. c. 36 (not present in other versions) with the letter overwritten in parantheses: - (s)river [folio p. 6] (h)His [folio p. 7] a(r)rested [folio p. 9] (c)Consul [folio p. 11] (o)Own [folio p. 11] Em dashes are not possible in XML mark-up and have been replaced with two en dashes MSS. Eng. poet. c. 36 has extra spaces between words and punctuation. For example: 'So will I be , a king .' instead of 'So will I be, a king.'. As a fair copy, the intention behind the increased space (not present in MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110a and MSS. Eng. poet. d. 110b) might be an effort to increase comprehension for the printing process, so that typesetters can easily distinguish punctuation. Since we can never know the authorial intention, these spaces should be recorded in a responsible transcription. Due to the time constraints of this project, however, I minimized coding the individual choices between manuscripts by removing the spaces around the punctuation in MSS. Eng. poet. c. 36. Please see images of this MSS for an accurate representation of Michael Field's concept of space on the page. III. Defining the Act Due to the time constraints of this edition, I have only transcribed until Geneviva's first monologue in each of the versions. Not only is this location roughly halfway through the first act regardless of the version, it gives readers the chance to read a female character.

This edition would not be possible without the help and guidance of the professors and administrators at the University of Oxford and the transcendent work of Michael Field. I am entirely responsible for any errors or mistakes in this edition.

eng 2020-02
1 ἅπανθ᾽ ὁ μακρὸς κἀναρίθμητος χρόνος φύει τ᾽ ἄδηλα καὶ φανέντα κρύπτεται : κοὐκ ἔστ᾽ ἄελπτον οὐδέν , ἀλλ᾽ ἁλίσκεται χὠ δεινὸς ὅρκος χαἰ περισκελει̂ς φρένες . Sophocles : Ajax 646 In the Name of Time . A Tragedy Michael Field πολλά βροτοίς έστιν έδουσιν γνώναι . πρίν ιδείν δ ' , ουδείς μάντις των μελλόντων , ό τι πράξει .

Sophocles Ajax 646 ( 442 BC ) Line 646 from Ajax ( 442 BCE ) by Sophocles . Bradley and Cooper studied ancient Greek and a note in Cooper's hand in MSS. Eng . poet . d. 109 has the following translation : Everywhere long and measureless Time Brings to light what is secret + hides the apparent . Neither is there the unexpected , but The terrible oath + the stubborn minds one conquered . (   5 ) The first edition of In the Name of Time ( Poetry Bookshop : 1919 ) edited by Thomas Sturge Moore uses R.C. Trevelyan's 1919 translation of Ajax : All things the long and countless lapse of time Brings forth , displays , then hides once more in gloom . Nought is too strange to look for ; but the event May mock the sternest oath , the firmest will . Sophocles Ajax 1390 : Many things , I tell you , can be known through mortal eyes ; but before he sees it happening , no one can foretell the future , or what his fate will be . Another of Cooper's handwritten notes , ' Points of Likeness between Carloman and Ajax ' , reads : ' As Athena blinds and deludes her victim , it seems to Carloman that God blinds + deludes + humiliates him . The successful rival , the Odysseus , is Pepin -- the moral favourite of Heaven [ emphasis hers ] ; while the burning idealist is left to perish excommunicate ' ( 6 ) .

In the Name of Time [ Winter's Tale IV Cho. ]

William Shakespeare Winter's Tale ( 1623 ) . The full sentence spoken by the Chorus named Time in lines 1-4 reads : I , that please some , try all , both joy and terror Of good and bad , that makes and unfolds error , Now take upon me , in the name of Time , To use my wings ( 4 . 1 . 1-4 ) .

ἅπανθ᾽ ὁ μακρὸς κἀναρίθμητος χρόνος φύει τ᾽ ἄδηλα καὶ φανέντα κρύπτεται : κοὐκ ἔστ᾽ ἄελπτον οὐδέν , ἀλλ᾽ ἁλίσκεται χὠ δεινὸς ὅρκος χαἰ περισκελει̂ς φρένες . Sophocles -- Ajax 646

Sophocles Ajax 646 ( 442 BC ) Line 646 from Ajax ( 442 BCE ) by Sophocles . Bradley and Cooper studied ancient Greek and a note in Cooper's hand in MSS. Eng . poet . d. 109 has the following translation : Everywhere long and measureless Time Brings to light what is secret + hides the apparent . Neither is there the unexpected , but The terrible oath + the stubborn minds one conquered . (   5 ) The first edition of In the Name of Time ( Poetry Bookshop : 1919 ) edited by Thomas Sturge Moore uses R.C. Trevelyan's 1919 translation of Ajax : All things the long and countless lapse of time Brings forth , displays , then hides once more in gloom . Nought is too strange to look for ; but the event May mock the sternest oath , the firmest will . Another of Cooper's handwritten notes , ' Points of Likeness between Carloman and Ajax ' , reads : ' As Athena blinds and deludes her victim , it seems to Carloman that God blinds + deludes + humiliates him . The successful rival , the Odysseus , is Pepin -- the moral favourite of Heaven [ emphasis hers ] ; while the burning idealist is left to perish excommunicate ' ( 6 ) .

2 Persons Persons   King of the Franks   King of the Franks   Sons of Charles Martel ,   Sons of Charles Martel ,  Consuls + Mayors of the Palace   Consuls + Mayors of the Palace   A Frankish Count   A Frankish Count   King of the Lombards   King of the Lombards   His Brother   His Brother   The Pope   The Pope   An Italian Bishop   An Italian Bishop   A Missionary Saint   A Missionary Saint   A Missionary Saint   Wife to Carloman   Wife to Carloman
Act I

MSS. Eng . poet . d. 108 calls Act I ' The Defiance of Time . This manuscript also has Field's scene design sketches for each of the five acts .

Scene Design : Act I Photo: Bodleian Library [MSS. Eng. poet. d. 108]

I Onward . 1. Act I Scene 1 Scene June 25. 1895 - August - Paris . A Hall in the Royal Palace . Carloman is pacing backward + forward : he pauses by a crucifix set up at the further end of the hall . Carloman

  ' Carloman ' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ( 4 Sept 2012 ) . Carloman ( b. 715 CE-d . 754 CE ) , oldest son of Charles Martel and Chrotrude of Treves , and older brother to Pepin .

Thou sayest truly that I am — a King Thou sayest truly that I am — a King Thou sayest truly that I am — a King He said w w W ho laid His life down on the cross , , :

Jesus

So will I be a King . I will possess in sooth The great R r r eality . I war + + and   govern , I can strike hard as as like as   Charles the Hammerer ;


 ' Charles " The Hammer " Martel ' , ( Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute : 4 Sept 2012 ) Charles Martel ( b. 688 CE-d . 741 CE ) Mayor of the 
 Palace , the highest office in Frankish government ; a monarch who ruled over collection of kingdoms in the eighth century . Father of Carloman and Pepin . He was called ' The Hammer ' because of his relentless fighting and victory at the Battle of Tours ( 732 CE ) .

Men say I have my father's qualities , And in the brief months of my sovereignty The infidel in fidel in fidel   has recognised my blood : But this is nothing ! Phantom emperors Phantom emperors Phantom-Emperors Have made the throne phantasmal . I have felt In Zacharias


 ' Saint Zacharias ' , ( Encyclopædia Britannica : 2020 ) Pope Zacharias ( b. 741 CE-d . 752 CE ) .

, , ,   the great Pope , , ,   a force force power force That spreads , , ,   like spring across the world . No more Will I be petty marshal marshall marshal l   to a crew That hack + murder , while the royal faces Of wandering m M m artyrs scintillate + thrill . There is a glorious b B b etterness at work . Amid the highways + the solitudes ; I would be with it -- in obscurity , II No matter ! -- with the r r s river iver


 ' Frankish Empire 481 to 814 ' , ( Wikipedia : 2007 ) Possibly the Rhône river , which runs through the mountains of the Alps.

as it shapes Its cistern in the hills , or where the wind First draws its silver volumes to a voice : Behind , at the beginning , from within ! How shall I face him A cry , a prayer prayer pang -- what shall respond to it , 2. Who help me ? I have fiery thoughts of God ; ; , I would attempt H h H H im ; i ; i . I n the wilderness


 Matthew 4 : 1 , King James Version ( Bible Gateway : 2020 ) Matthew 4 : 1 : ' Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil ' .

May be May be Maybe   He will unbosom . Boniface Boniface


 ' Saint Boniface ' , ( Encyclopædia Britannica : 2020 ) Boniface ( b. ca. 675-d . 754 ) , an English missionary who became a Benedictine monk responsible for the spread of Christianity in Germany .

Is coming with a letter from the Pope Is coming with a letter from the Pope That gives me freedom to become a monk That gives me freedom to become a monk In some far convent ... But these mighty thoughts In some far convent ... But these mighty thoughts , Mingled with God , — how put them to the shame Mingled with God , — how put them to the shame Of the world's censure ? I will pray the bishop Of the world's censure ? I will pray   get pray B ] the bishop To speak of my seclusion to my wife ; To speak of my seclusion to my wife ; But I must face my brother . Would he come But I must face my brother . Would he come By chance ! I dare not crave a conference : By chance ! I dare not crave a conference : Is coming with a letter form the Pope Is coming with a letter form the Pope I am arrested at the lips if ever I am arrested at the lips if ever We speak of anything beyond affairs . We speak of anything beyond affairs . He has been absent at the Champ de Mars He has been absent at the Champ de Mars An hour , + will return with busy eyes An hour , + will return with busy eyes Of comment + suggestion Of comment + suggestion . [ enter an attendant ] [ enter an attendant ] [ Enter a Servant ] Attendant Attendant Servant Consul ,   the A a A rchbishop Of Mentz would see you . .


 ' Where is Mainz , Germany ? ' ( World Atlas : 2015 ) Mentz is the former spelling of Mainz , a south-eastern region of of present-day Germany .

Carloman Blessèd Boniface ! .. [ exit attendant ] .. [ exit attendant ] III He brings me my enfranchisement . [ enter Boniface ] Great angel , [ enter Boniface

Missing closed bracket

Great Angel , [ As Boniface enters the Servant withdraws ] Great Angel , My spirit leaps within me to be born , Beholding you . W. / Boniface My son , the Holy Father Receives you joyously . [ Kissing Boniface ] [ Kissing Boniface ] [ Kissing Boniface ]   To go to God Living , unscathed , to give Him everything One has , to pour one's soul into His lap , To let Him play upon one as the wind , To feel His alternations ... ! Boniface Carloman , Your childlike transport shall be surely blest ; blest ; blessed : Yet in the convent there are bitter hours Of exile from God's presence -- -- ,   penances , --

This might not be a dash , but part of the line from the comma strike-through

For sin ... .... And ... What , will And must What! Will But Will   they choke my solitude With prayers ? With prayers ? with prayers ? Boniface The holy   brethren chaunt chaunt chant   in unison About the cloister For hours within the chapel ; there is buzz About the cloister like a hive of bees , . .


 'A Brief History of the Benedictine Order ' , ( Order of Saint Benedictine : nd ) The Benedictine order was founded in 529CE after St. Benedict founded a monastery at Montecassino . It became the most popular monastic order during the Carolingian era .

There have been hermits ! Might I live alone , I could breathe unrepiningly the while It pleased God to keep silence . I would tame Some wistful , kingly beast to roam with me , And we would wait H H h H is pleasure . Boniface , 3 He found you sick , a boy , at Crediton , He found you a   sick , a boy , at Crediton , Oh , tell me of His coming : It is plain IV And kindled an ambition in your heart And kindled an ambition in your heart He has been with you -- You became His friend ? To get close to His judgments . In the cloister To get close to His judgments . In the cloister He reasoned with you , you became His friend , He reasoned with you , you became His friend , x Ere you renounced it . C. Scanned the heir of Clovis Drawn like a senseless idol in his car . You judge unworthily . God bade me come Up highe , to Him on a battlefield Where I was victor . it was in the night ; I moved about among my sleeping men I heard them shout for triumph in their dreams , It was enough . Yes , all is vanity The pride of life , of youth , even life itself There is no vanity in life , life utters ( with sudden passion ) W. And travelled , --   for His sake a wayfarer , -- Through many lands . Among the heathen tribes Through many lands . Among the heathen tribes Were some who have allegiance to His name , Were some who have allegiance to His name , As those who cannot speak the Emperor's tongue As those who cannot speak the Emperor's tongue May rank his subjects . I am not of these . May rank his subjects . I am not of these . Boniface His servant rather . Carloman That I cannot be ; I am a Knight free-born ; I come as those Great nobles of the East , + all my service


 Matthew 2 : 1 , King James Version , ( Bible Gateway , 2020 ) Reference to the Adoration of the Magi : ' Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king , behold , there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem ' .

Is adoration . You may have some convents , Brute-tribes , who give allegiance to His Name , As those who do not speak the Emperor's tongue May rank his subjects . I am not of these . Boniface Thou speakest truth , my son ; , -- ;   there are some souls Loved of the Lord as Paul in Araby


 Galatians 1 : 17 , King James Version ( Bible Gateway : 2020 ) The Apostle Paul writes in Galatians 1 : 17 : ' I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was , but I went into Arabia . Later I returned to Damascus ' .

With whom one must not meddle . , .   In good time You will exalt the Church : : ;   meanwhile your brother Who has a tighter grip of circumstance Than you — He is short-sighted , politic , External in his bent . I lead the charge In battle , I forsee the combinations Of foreign forces : : ;   he is good at siege siege , sie r ge , And all the hectoring process of delay ; . . He is not like my father . That great fight At Tours -- -- !   I feel the onslaught in my blood ;


 ' Battle of Tours ' , ( Encyclopædia Britannica : 2020 ) Reference to a battle fought for territorial and religious reasons between the Christo-Pagan Frankish Empire and the Muslim Umayyad Empire that took place between Poitiers and Tours in 732 CE . Charles Martels led the Frankish forces to victory , which consequently expanded the Frankish Empire's influence .

It never can run sluggish Boniface Had you seen The heir of Clovis   King Chilperic's


 ' Childeric III ' , ( Encyclopædia Britannica : 2020 ) Chilperic or Childeric III ( b?-d . 744 CE ) was placed on the throne by Carloman and Pepin in 741 CE during the unrest after Charles Martels death , while they gained power . In 751 CE Pepin deposed Chilperic and sent him into exile at a monastery .

wreath e é e d waggon in the streets ! You should have looked a last time on the world , Ere you renounced it . All is vanity Carloman V. Scanned Scanned Watched Scanned   the heir of Clovis


 ' Clovis I' , ( Ancient History Encyclopedia : 2020 ) Clovis I ( b. ? CE-d . ca. 511 CE ) , founder of the Merovingian dynasty .

Drawn like a senseless idol in his car !


 ' car ' , 1 . a , ( Merriam Webster : 2020 ) Carriage .

You judge unworthily . God bade me come Up higher to Him on a battlefield Where I was victor . Or was in the night -- 4 I moved about among my sleeping men , I heard them shout for triumph in their dreams : It was enough ! Boniface Ay , son ; for life itself Ay , son -- for but life itself Yes , all   is vanity , . ; The pride of life , its splendour , vanitas ... The pride of life , its splendour , vanitas !

Ecclesiastes 12 : 8 King James Version , ( Bible Gateway : 2020 ) ) vanitas is Latin for vanity . Boniface is probably quoting Ecclesiastes 12 : 8 , ' Vanity of vanities , saith the preacher ; all is vanity '

Carloman

Cooper's hand begins .

C. I would not be like you a messenger ; They must be far from God who work His will Can you not understand ? — The daily bread Is insufficient — must have His thoughts , I faint beneath the burthen +the Joy .

Cooper's hand ends and Bradley's hand continues

See Whitebook

Probably refers to the white cover of MSS. Eng . poet . d. 108 , one of Field's notebooks for the play .

Chief our separation . But , good archbishop , you will visit me , Within the convent Unless — why you are flushing like a girl , Unless you win your martyrdom . not wanted Father , no Latin ! These are lies all through -- There is no vanity in life , ; ;   life utters Unsparing truth to us , ; , --   there is no mark line line Or record of her   in our bod ies y y   of her new her   printing That stamps a falsehood on us . Vanity ! . Do not so confound . . Do not so confound , What makes the this the   show out in the streets so vile Is that it blazons forth the lie that youth honour youth , youth , Kingship + power are in effectual in effectual ineffectual . A show of death whe nce r nce re   life should radiate Is vanity . A ; A a . A . And if I now fling off The honourable titles of my state , , Consul , ,   + Patriarch , it is not because I have not nobly borne them : by my sword The c c C hurch ha s th s s   been defended , + the corn

  ' corn ' , 3 , ( Merriam Webster : 2020 ) Grain , such as wheat .

That bows in shocks about your monasteries , Bows down above the battlefields battlefields battle fields   I won . I , who have proved my power to keep in check I who have proved my power to keep in check The Saracen , present myself to Heaven The Saracen , present myself to heaven As one who wisely guarding earthly treasure , As one who , wisely guarding earthly treasure , Claims the riches . Step by step I mount . Claims the true riches . Step by step I mount . You misconceive . You misconceive . Boniface ( aside )   A sweep of piety VI . Beyond my censure . ( aside ) ! [ half-aside ]

The letters " ha " were written in black ink and then retraced in brown ink .

. Will he thrive at Rome ? ( aloud ) Carloman , my beloved , there will be trials ( aloud ) Carloman , my beloved , there will be trials Within the convent . Within the convent . Carloman Chief our separation . Chief the   our separation Why should you look so fearful ? I have chosen From Boniface . || Wilt thou find martyrdom A sweep of piety Beyond my censure . C. Boniface you have The liefe of martydom — Yes , I must flush You have — O were I worthy_ B My beloved I pray God take no care about my death So He will guid you to Him , when your hour Shall come — I have no vision of your end Not wanted But do not cloud for that . Were repented All would be well — the thing you call my soul Flees like a sly girl who escapes pursuit From but oh the burthen To justify to Pepin my intent , To speak of it ! the thing you call my soul Flees ! º

  " º " corresponds to similar symbol on the following page after Carloman's " At last " .

The path of life choosing to be a monk , But , good archbishop , you will visit me , And I have wisely chosen . Unless -- why you are flushing like a girl , At lastº . thou flushest as a girl -- Unless you win your martyrdom . Boniface There is There is Ah , beloved ! A dream with which I oft refresh my heart , A dream with wh . I oft refresh my heart , A Vision granted me one Eastertide A vision granted me one Easter-tide Of open country where , before a stretch Of open country where before a stretch Of dotted tents , white robed for confirmation , Of dotted tents , white robed for confirmation , Some score of Christian youths stand round a figure Some score of Christian youths stand round a figure I would see more of . Why my heart should leap I would see more of . Why my heart should leap I know not ; -- the exceeding happiness I know not ; -- the exceeding happiness Of these young faces , something in the air Of these young faces ; something in the air Of buoyancy + brilliance gives me faith Of buoyancy + brilliance gives me faith I look into a martyrdom , although I look into a martyrdom , although I find no least trace of an enemy I find no least trace of an enemy Among the watery sand-hills . Carloman , Among the watery sand-hills . Carloman , I pray God take no care about my death , I pray God take no care about my death , So He but guid you to Him when your hour So He but guid you to Him when your hour Shall come ; I have no Vision of your end . Shall come — I have no Vision of your end . Carloman But do not cloud for that . Has He not promised But do not cloud for that . Has He not promised To sup with me ? My spirit is alight : To sup with me ? My spirit is alight ; I think not of my end . I think not of my end . dr. f. p. In Pepin's eyes . He will not understand Boniface My son , confession Is just the pain of seeing a torch stagger th' uncomprehending confines of the dark . Speak out to Pepin . Carloman Yes , but not today , When straight from the procession of that cursed Do-nothing Chilperic Boniface Set your purpose forth At once , +let him freely misconceive . Take your shame meekly . Do not let your eyes Grow wild +hostile . VII . I have a burthen , I have a burthen , Now's must face my brother . Would he come The task of justifying my intent The task of justifying my intent By chance ! I dare not crave a conference . In Pepin's eyes . The thing you call my soul bad In Pepin's gaze eyes . The thing you call my soul I am arrested at the lips if ever Flees as a shy girl that escapes pursuit . Flees as a shy girl that escapes pursuit . We speak of anything beyond affairs . He will not understand , + least to-day He will not understand w He will not understand -- at least today , 5. When straight from the procession of that cursed When fresh from the procession of that cursed , Do-nothing Chilperic . Do-nothing Chilperic . Boniface My son , confession Would you have me taunted With palpable comparisons ? [ Exit Boniface ] Lo just the pain of seeing a torch stagger Th'uncomprehending confines of the dark . Speak out to Pepin . Carloman Yes , but not to-day , When straight from the procession of that cursed Do-nothing Chilperic Boniface Let ; Let Set   your purpose forth . At once , + let him freely misconceive . : You must not cloud for that . Carloman These mighty thoughts , Mingled with God , how put them to the shame Of the world's censure ! What you call my soul Flees as a shy girl that escapes pursuit . Boniface Take your shame meekly . Do not let your yr . your   eyes Grow wild + hostile . ! [ He lays his hands over Carloman in blessing , then goes out . Pepin enters . He is a short , stout man , with florid complexion and much vehemence of manner . He the perspiration from his face , + addresses Carloman without looking at him ] [ He lays his hands over Carloman in blessing , then goes out . Pepin enters . He is a short , stout man , with florid complexion +much vehemence of manner . He wipes his face from perspiration , + addresses Carloman without looking at him . ] [ Boniface , who has seen Pepin approaching , withdraws to the back of the hall , stands before the crucifix in mute prayer , + then passes out , looking back at the brothers . Pepin is a short , stout man , with florid complexion + much vehemence of manner . He wipes the perspiration from his face + addresses Carloman without looking at him ]


 ' Pepin III ( The Short ) King of Franks ' , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ( 4 Sept 2012 ) Pepin III or Pippin III ( b. 714 CE-d . 768 CE ) , second son of Charles Martels and Chrotrude of Treves . Father of Charlemagne ( Charles the Great ) . Called Pepin ' The Short ' due to his small stature .

Pepin Woden , what a s cene cene ight !


 ' Woden ' , ( Merriam Webster : 2020 ) Odin , Norse god of creation .

The witnesses no longer stand agape The witnesses no longer stand agape This Chilperic is an idol that the people No longer worship as his car rolls on . As his slow wheels roll by . As his slow wheels roll by . Contempt , indifference ! A few more months Will rid us of the calf . We pull together


 Exodus 32 , King James Version ( 2020 ) In Exodus 32 the Israelites worship a calf idol while Moses is on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments from God .

In right food sort part part , fraternal , taking pride Each in the other's excellence ; ; :   ere long The Pope will pour his oil upon our heads

  ' Simply Catholic ' ( 2020 ) The Catholic Church uses two oils for coronations , Oil of the Catechumens and the Holy Chrism .

To nourish our short curls . Carloman He has the power VIII Of making kings ? ? Wait till he seek us . Frankland is his hope Against the Lombards . wait . and by + my e That something that we lack to give our strength Supremacy -- Pepin Liutbrand ,   the Lombard winced


 ' Liutprand ' , Encyclopædia Britannica ( 2020 ) Liutbrand , or Liutprand ( b. ?-d . 744 CE ) was king of Lombard in northern Italy and famous for his territorial expansion .

Before him , + resigned the exarchite

  ' exarch ' , 2 , ( Merriam Webster : 2020 ) Misspelling of ' exarchate ' , the territory ruled by a Byzantine bishop .

He can make men unloose the very clutch He can make men unloose the very clutch Of conquest , + go empty-handed home , Of conquest + go empty-handed home . And he who can unimpoverish may may can may   endow . Carloman ( with a sudden movement ] ( with a sudden movement ) [ with a sudden movement ] Pepin , we have not looked upon the face Pepin , we have not looked upon the face Pepin , we have not looked upon the face 6 Of Zacharias : I am bound for Rome . Pepin A pilgrimmage ! Tut , tut ! Stay where you are ; A pilgrimage Tut , tut ! Stay where you are ! A time will come A pilgrimage ? Stay where you are ! Tut , tut ! Wait till he seek us ; He will shall entreat us : Wait till he seek us .   Frankland is his hope , ,


 ' Frankish Empire 481 to 814 ' , Wikipedia , ( 2007 ) Between 740-750 CE , Frankland consisted of much of western Europe .

Against the Lombard ; we must make good terms . Against the Lombard : when he seeks us then Wait till he seek us as a suppliant , then We twain can will pr will pr   offer him our dutiful , , Strong swords , + keep S . . t.   Peter's realm intact ;

In Matthew 16 Jesus gives his disciple Peter the keys to heaven .

While , in in , as   in return , ,   that gracious influence , That something that we lack to give our strength Supremacy , shall be poured down on us . Carloman Something we lack Something we lack Something we lack ! I dream of a possession ... ... -- Pepin , the world , if I become a monk became a monk I laid down my rights became a monk , Will recognise Could not misdoubt Will recognise Would recognise   that I lay down my rights .. ... , -- None wrests them from me . ? . Pepin Are you clean gone mad ? ? ! Become a monk ! -- Y ! Y y , y ou , c -- C , c C onsul , p P P atriarch ! But I have felt you alien all along . But I have felt you alien all along . Our mother had been Christian scarce a year Before your birth , ,   + haply took the priest IX

Cooper's hand begins again .

Of pottage . P Free at blows ! You go too far . I loved you as a boy + set my teeth Of pottage or .

Cooper's hand ends and Bradley's hand continues .

Pepin Dam you ! But own it . Give a fellow truth : Don't muttle and demand apology . You have our father's temper : that is the test ! Why should we part , when we have pulled together In right good fashion soul . I loved you from a boy And set my teeth Against a rare , sweet craziness that took you In certain moods . You need a keeper then I know the secret , how to humour you And weave your projects in my policy Too much into her privacy . By Thor ... ... --

  ' Thor ' , ( Merriam Webster : 2020 ) Thor , Norse god of thunder , weather , and crops .

Carloman ( seizing his throat ] [ taking him by the throat ] No , but by God Incarnate , you shall swear No , but by God incarnate , you shall swear Nay No , by God's son incarnate , you shall swear You own me son of Christendom's great guard , Ere you again draw unimperilled breath . . ! I , Carloman , your elder , the first-born Of Charles Martel , ,   of my own choice renounce My portion in his kingdom kingdom honours . Own my birthright -- , ! Own that I fling it to you for no mess Of pottage -- or ( taking him by the throat ]


 ' pottage ' , ( Merriam Webster : 2020 ) A thick soup .

Pepin ( struggling ) Damn you ! [ setting himself to rights ] I have loved you from a boy Dam Plague take you ! Carloman ( with fiercer clutch ] But own it . But o Own it ! Pepin Give a fellow breath ; Give a fellow   some   breath , Don't throttle + demand apology . Don't   You   throttle and demand apology . You have your father's temper , that's the test ! You have your father's temper , that's the test ! I loved you as a boy , + And I loved you as a boy +   set my teeth Against a rare , sweet craz i i y ness that t ook ook akes   you In certain moods ; y . Y -- y ou need a keeper then . . : If we have worked together in good will I know the secret how to humour you The secret is that I have humoured you . And weave your projects in my policy ; ( Weaving your projects in my policy ) There is a bond betwixt us . Carloman , There is a bond betwixt us . Carloman , It were cold work without you . It were cold work without you . Carloman But my son -- But my son -- Pepin ( impatient ] Nay , nay , no substitutes , you are my brother , Nay , nay , no substitutes   foreign names . You are my brother , I know your faults by heart + tolerate ; I know your faults by hearts + tolerate ; And now +then you marshal us the way And now +then you marshall us the way Of an archangel . But that cub of yours Of an archangel . But that cub of yours -- That meagre-face-father make him a monk , Mine own is foremost with me   And Charlemagne xx , + my lad X And let us set our hopes on Carloman Would make an emperor . Your namesake , + my very flesh + blood , — that meagre face , no , no make him a monk Make him a monk . A lad to curb the world . And let us set our hopes in Carloman -- Your namesake , + my flesh + blood . A lad to make an emperor curb the world Carloman ( wincing ) Be tolerant Be tolerant

Cooper's hand begins again .

T'will be cold work without you -- Geneviva For me to govern -- What say Boniface

Cooper's hand ends and Bradley's hand continues .

Oh — he clxxxxx -- No matter -- Hold fast to your birthright man -- Don't trust me with temptation . In the convent What would you see but men that cook + pray And wash their clothes , base ignominious slaves No royal pageants . ( xxxxx ) xxxxxxx the king the fading prowess , the blood-tangled mane Of Louis for my sake ; give him free training To Louis for my sake ; give him free training In war + letters . In war + letters . Pepin Fie , fie ! Geneviva Fie , fie , ) Geneviva

No historical record of Geneviva in the court of the Mayoralty or that Carloman ever married . She is the only female character in every manuscript version , except for MSS. Eng. poet . d. 109 which has a sketch ( in Bradley's hand ) of a scene depicting Carloman's life at the monastery , where two women , Clothilde and Jeanne of Cue wash clothes outside the cloister walls and mock Carloman for leaving ' his pretty wife ' ( 80 ) .

Will put you from this project . Go your ways , Will put you from this project . Go your ways , Chuck her beneath the chin , + threaten her Chuck her beneath the chin , + threaten her With your design : she is too young a widow With your design . She is too young a widow For me to govern . For me to govern . Carloman ( aside ] Beat down to the soul ! ( apart ) Deaf down to the soul ! Pepin That flush across your forehead like a scar , That flush across your forehead like a scar At mention of your wife . I thought no harm ; At mention of your wife -- what wd . you have In women , they are made of flesh + blood ? Carloman Stone covet us for sacrifice , Lusting + cruel . Pepin , tis from you Alone I break . Pepin But men must reckon ... What says Boniface ? At mention of your wife -- what wd . you have Carloman Carloman He aids xx me He aids me . Pepin No matter ! Stick fast to your birthright , man Stick Hold fast to your birthright , man ! You need one now . Hold fast your birth right , man ; * At mention of your wife . Her lovers ! -- Think If you withdrew protection ... Carloman Purity , In woman the ideal + the dream , Has its firm seat amid the altitudes Of manhood's nature -- There alone are seats Of holy contempation , sex less thoughts , Love that in God finds goal , a loveliness That truth , not sympathy , can cure . -- This vain The hope that woman , made to minister To momentary passion , can provide Solace + inspiration to her mate . She breeds no hope ; she cannot offer us A clime for our ideals + our dreams , Or plant a fortolep soft as memory's Across futurity's unimpressed sands . Pepin You speak from fact , I own . But Boniface , What does he say ?

This note's asterisk corresponds to a similar symbol on the following page

7 Don't trust me with temptation . In the convent ; guard yr . rights , . Geneviva What would you see but men that cook + pray Our coupled energies will scarce confound Will relish this new folly less than I -- And wash their clothes , base , ignominious slaves : The Lombard . Chuck her beneath the chin + threaten her No royal pageants . With your design ! She is too young a widow For me to govern . Carloman Carloman Single , with cue perfect stroke [ apart ] Deaf down to the soul ! You won the trophy of the lion's head Pepin Pepin Ah , + you bore me witness . Half the people That flush across your forehead like a scar Fell shrieking earthward : you admired the whole , At mention of your wife ! -- x But Boniface , What does he say ? The gr oa ned surrender , the blood tangled mane : You shed such glory on the act , you chew You drew The crowd back with your ungiy shouts , + made me Almost a king in majesty . Henceforth

Cooper's hand begins again .

C. Or is brutish work , Bearing this long parade . I hope to hear No more of disaffection or revolt For a long while . To know they have a king Should be sufficient for the mob ; to know There is a God indifferent to its whims Gives the world courage of its natural awe . Ask me no more for counsel -- your good brother Has conduct of the state , + for the man Of singing creatures in the streets 'tis well Sometimes forgive them sight of my long curls . P. But , sire my brother craves dc .

Cooper's hand ends and Bradley's hand continues .

So I expose these curls . Pepin But , Sire , my brother Craves freedom , + entreats of me to take His duties , +his honours , being summoned , He holds by God to a monastic life * x The concourse back with plaudits . I was crowned That day , you so exalted me . Henceforth What will you see save men that cook + pray , And wash their clothes : base ignominious slaves . No royal pageants . Carloman [ pointing with an ironic smile to the royal procession entering the hall ] Chilperic comes along . Tell him I have transferred the mayoralty To you , + do not taunt me any more . Carloman He aids me . Pepin [ slapping him on the shoulder ] Carloman , 'Twould be cold work without you . Carloman But my son -- Pepin Nay , nay , no substitute ! You are my brother , I know the secret how to humour you , I weave your projects in our policy , And now + then you marshal l us the way Of an archangel ... but no substitute ! Carloman Yet love him , for my sake ; give him free training In war + letters . Pepin Fie , fie ! Geneviva Will put you from this project . In the cloister What would you see but men who dig + pray -- No royal pageants . [ King Chilperic is borne in a litter with great pomp . His glittering , golden hair sweeps over the sides of the litter . His face is nerveless + exhausted ] ( King Chilperic is borne in a litter with great pomp . His glittering , golden hair sweeps over the sides . His face is nerveless + exhausted ] [ King Chilperic is borne in a litter with great pomp . His golden hair sweeps over the sides of the litter ; his face is nerveless and exhausted ]

  ' litter ' , 1 . a , ( Merriam Webster : 2020 ) A curtained couch used to carry a single passenger .

Carloman Carloman [ with an ironic smile on his face ] [ with an ironic smile ] Such as this . The King : Such as this -- the King . IX XI Tell him I have transferred the mayoralty Tell him I have transferred the mayoralty To you , + do not taunt me any more . To you , + do not taunt me any more . Pepin . [ to Chilperic ]   Sire , you look look look   are   weary . May . May , yet   we crave the grace Of a brief audience ? ? . Chilperic . Business ! I can brook , 9 No more of these distractions . Your good brother Relieves me of all business . I can hear Scarcely the people's clamour when they shout , And I am shy at facing them . To know There is a god indifferent to its whims Gives the world courage of its natural awe ; , ; So I expose these curls , -- ;   that duty done , , ( in his ) Leave me  alone at ease to rust at ease at ease   an idol in  my niche . his niche his nihche  niche . Pepin But , sire , my brother has persuaded me , Of doing , being nothing that attracts I fear too rapidly this deniant fad Is taking fashion : for our royalty It is the happy + pre-destined lot But for an untamed youth whose pleasures still bléssedness Are running in the current of his blood Such choice is of ill-omen . If So So   If   you consent , to take on me his burthens , His duties , + his honours , being summoned , , , He holds by God , ,   to a monastic life . Chilperic ( with passing animation ) ( with passing animation ) [ with passing animation ] This interests us . After so brief a term This interests us . After so brief a term This interest me -- after so brief a term Of dignity ; -- ! --   but I applaud his sense : . : The convent is a place for peace of mind : : ; One has no interruption , one may watch The gold-fish in the fountain half a day , If so one will ; + , ,   though the prayers are long , One grows accustomed to them as to meals And looks for their re c c s c urrence  [ turning to Carloman ] XII I [ suspiciously ]   But , my Consul , With you it cannot be the luxury Of doing nothing that attracts . F : f . F or us It is the happy +  predestined pre-destined predestined   lot . . ; But for an untamed youth whose pleasures  lie still still still Are running in the current of his blood , , Such choice is of ill-omen . Carloman Courage , sire , Is constant industry  toward toward for   happiness . When I become a monk -- Chilperic Nay , no confession , No putting reasons to your  overlord over lord Overlord . [ to his nobles ] ( to his nobles ] [ to his nobles ]   You need not shake  your yr your   spears so  stormily ; stormily , stormily , * And for my folly I must be dismissed By a mere dotard with a passing sigh Of envy , who forgo the battlefield , The council-chamber , the sweet clang of xxxs For just a picking wonder at my heart , A secr knowledge I would give to secresy Plunging it headlong in the ear of God --

The asterisk corresponds to the asterisk on the margin between the lines on the following page .

10 We  leave give leave   you  a this a stout leader for your wars , Why this is a mere pageant + a masqué A slow , decrepit , dolorous old man Who has no sight of Heaven , is imbecile And dropping into clay . I will not let This show dishearten me . God beckoned Moses Up to the Holy Mount , a simpleton [ called Had climbed there +learnt nothing , one is Of one divines while yet a great way off The carnage , the burthen of the Heavenly voice . -- [ enter Geneviva II And here is Geneviva Now I can be alone , sole preparation The soul can make when she would be with God , The cloistral peace ; -- and all this vanity Removed ( enter Geneviva ) Does Geneviva come now ? III And for this folly , I must see my choice Rated with his ! I cannot bear the shame , The vile comparison . I cannot bear the shame + I will escape At once , in silence , without taking leave . Who has no clinging hope to meet again Should never say farewell . My exaltation , My joy is the certainty that time Will never draw me back to any wish , To any fondness I am flinging off --

The following nine lines of verse are in Cooper's hand and written on a smaller piece of paper glued as a flap over the first nine lines of verse on that page ( in Bradley's hand ) .

He has no sight of God , is unbeate ; And dropping into clay . I should not am dismissed By this old dotard with a sigh Of envy who forg x o the battlefield , The council-chamber , the sweet clang ( arms For just a pricking wonder army heart . A knowledge I would give to secrecy , Plunging And plunge ~ headlong in the Ear of God . Am I not chosen ? As the hidden spring , ( to Carloman ] ( to Carloman ) [ to Carloman ]   And you , your liberty . What use of it You make is of no moment to the world , And does not  rouse rouse raise   my curiosity , Who for myself have found in meat + drink , In sleep , + long , long abstinence from care The pleasure proper to me . Pepin , come ! [ exeunt Chilperic , Pepin + the Frankish nobles ] ( exeunt Chilperic , Pepin + the Frankish nobles ] [ Exeunt Chilperic , Pepin + the Frankish Nobles ] Carloman He has no sight of God , is imbecile And dropping into clay ! . .   I should not let This show dishearten me ; but I have suffered A vulgar tongue to tell what from my lips XIII Alone is truth , ; --   that as the hidden spring , Restless at  search search touch   of the diviner's rod , So So Is   dragged through to the surface by his spells , I am discovered + borne upward , made The answer to some perilous appeal : ; :  * And for this folly I must bedismissed And for this folly I must see the sweat Oh for the Cloister ! I will make escape By an old dotard with a passing sigh Of my spirit ranked with his torpidity Of envy , who forgo the battlefield , The council-chamber , the sweet clang of arms , For just a pricking wonder at my heart , A knowledge I would give to secresy , Plunging it headlong in the ear of God . ____ _ _ ___ _ I will escape At once , in silence , without taking leave . At once , in silence , without taking leave : Who has no clinging hope to meet again Should never say farewell . My exaltation , My joy is in the certainty that time My joy is in the consciousness that Time Will never draw me back to any wish , Will never draw me back to any wish , To any fondness I am flinging off , To any fondness I am flinging off ..... To any ancient habit of my soul . To any fondness I am flinging off ..... My wife ! Is Geneviva come to me ? I will be gone .. -- Is Geneviva here ? [ As he turns round , he perceives Geneviva Who , while he has been muttering to himself , has come in , +is bending over him her beautiful , golden head ] [ As he turns around , he perceives Geneviva , who , while he has been muttering to himself , has come in , +is bending over him her beautiful , golden head ] [ Enter Geneviva ] My wife ! --   Is Geneviva come to me Geneviva Now the dull monk has left you ! ! !   Raise your  head . XIV head ; head ! I have been taking thought how best to trim All is abandoned ... Geneviva here ! x You leave me lonely Carloman You have seen The new books of the missals , wonderful With gold + crimson , in a corner quite Below the letters there is set a saint Full of a deep , new beauty . You may note How all the world seems new ... the things that crowd Upon the plantain have a perfect life My beauty for you . Boniface was slow In giving counsel , , ;   slowly I took up , Handled , + dropt my jewels . Of a sudden , When Pepin's voice was heart upon the stair , 11. I laid these  blossoms in a ruddy knot scarlet blosssoms by my skin , blossoms in a ruddy knot Pressing And present them in this a bunch of ruddy knots ( With haste )   Thus , hasty on my bosom . Come to me . . , xxxx My lord , you owe me many hours of love , So many xxx , hours  I have been beautiful have been b eautiful I am bea have been beautiful In vain . You do not see me when I sing in the choir when I sing , You miss the marks of music in my face , fxxxx You do not love the hunt , + you have never xx Ridden beside me in the morning light . You see me but as now when I am vexed And haughty for caresses .