(from Books 8 and 9)
A dramatic poem by Browning.

An abridged version in nine parts.
[Starring] Felix Felton as Dominus Hyacinthus de Archangelis, Robert Eddison as Doctor Johannes-Baptista Bottnius

Archangelis, Procurator of the Poor, was appointed by the Court of the Governor of Rome to defend Guido and is represented working on his first plea.
Bottinius, Advocate of the Fisc, led for the prosecution, and is represented trying on his own ears the eloquence of his final plea which the Court will not hear but only read in printed form according to the custom of the time.
(BBC recording)
(Felix Felton is appearing in 'Where's Charley?' at the Palace Theatre, London)
Part 7: August 10