text_original: The nobles, the bishops, the scholars held, for the most part, to the old ways. When Henry the Second became king he entered upon a vigorous course of per  secution, treating the Huguenots as if they 152 COLIGNY were poisonous weeds in a garden. But this seemed only to increase their number. Every martyr converted a hundred indif  ferent or hostile persons into disciples.
text_transcription: THE NOBLES THE BISHOPS THE SCHOLARS HELD FOR THE MOST PART TO THE OLD WAYS WHEN HENRY THE SECOND BECAME KING HE ENTERED UPON A VIGOROUS COURSE OF PERSECUTION TREATING THE HUGONOTS AS IF THEY WERE POISONOUS WEEDS IN A GARDEN BUT THIS SEEMED ONLY TO INCREASE THEIR NUMBER EVERY MARTYR CONVERTED A HUNDRED INDIFFERENT OR HOSTILE PERSONS INTO DISCIPLES
phonemes: ðə nˈoʊbəlz, ðə bˈɪʃəps, ðə skˈɑːlɚz hˈɛld, fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt, tə ðɪ ˈoʊld wˈeɪz. wˌɛn hˈɛnɹi ðə sˈɛkənd bɪkˌeɪm kˈɪŋ hiː ˈɛntɚd əpˌɑːn ɐ vˈɪɡɚɹəs kˈɔːɹs ʌv pɜː sɛkjˈuːʃən, tɹˈiːɾɪŋ ðə hjˈuːɡənˌɑːts æz ɪf ðeɪ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː kˈɑːlɪɡni wɜː pˈɔɪzənəs wˈiːdz ɪn ɐ ɡˈɑːɹdən. bˌʌt ðɪs sˈiːmd ˈoʊnli tʊ ɪŋkɹˈiːs ðɛɹ nˈʌmbɚ. ˈɛvɹi mˈɑːɹɾɚ kənvˈɜːɾᵻd ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd ɪndˈɪf fˈɛɹənt ɔːɹ hˈɑːstəl pˈɜːsənz ˌɪntʊ dɪsˈaɪpəlz.