Scene 5.
Three armed men. Jeppe.
Jeppe—Ah! Ah! Now you see, my good fellows, what kind of wife I have to live with.
Soldiers—You don't deserve any other treatment, for you are a felon. (They take Jeppe away.)
Jeppe—What harm have I done?
Soldiers—You shall find that out soon enough when the court is held. (They bind him.)
Scene 6.
Two lawyers. The judge. Jeppe.
(The judge comes in with an attendant and seats himself by a table, while Jeppe is tied by the hands and brought before the court. One of the lawyers steps forward and makes his charge thus:)
First Lawyer—Here is a man, your honor, who, we can testify, has stolen into the Baron's house, pretended he was the Baron, put on his clothes, tyrannized over his servants, which, since it is an outrageous act, we insist, on behalf of our client that it should be punished severely, so that other criminals may take warning from him.