text_original: [23] The only reference to Welsh mermaids I have either read or heard is contained in Drayton's account of the Battle of Agincourt. There it is mentioned, among the armorial ensigns of the counties of Wales: As Cardigan, the next to them that went, Came with a mermaid sitting on a rock.
text_transcription: THE ONLY REFERENCE TO WELSH MERMAIDS I HAVE EITHER READ OR HEARD IS CONTAINED IN DRAYTON'S ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF AJUNCUR THERE IT IS MENTIONED AMONG THE ARMORAL ONSIGNS OF THE COUNTIES OF WALES AS CARDIGAN THE NEXT TO THEM THAT WENT CAME WITH A MERMAID SITTING ON A ROCK
phonemes: [twˈɛnti θɹˈiː] ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɹˈɛfɹəns tə wˈɛlʃ mˈɜːmeɪdz aɪ hæv ˈiːðɚ ɹˈɛd ɔːɹ hˈɜːd ɪz kəntˈeɪnd ɪn dɹˈeɪtənz ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðə bˈæɾəl ʌv ˈædʒɪŋkˌɔːɹt. ðɛɹ ɪɾ ɪz mˈɛnʃənd, ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ɑːɹmˈɔːɹɪəl ˈɛnsaɪnz ʌvðə kˈaʊntiz ʌv wˈeɪlz: æz kˈɑːɹdɪɡən, ðə nˈɛkst tə ðˌɛm ðæt wˈɛnt, kˈeɪm wɪð ɐ mˈɜːmeɪd sˈɪɾɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈɑːk.