text_original: The following singular anecdotes are preserved, concerning a Mystery which took up several days in the performance. "In the year 1437, when Conrad Bayer, Bishop of Metz, caused the Mystery of 'The Passion' to be represented on the plain of Veximel near that city, _God_ was _an old gentleman_, named Mr. Nicholas Neufchatel, of Touraine, curate of Saint Victory, of Metz, and who was very near expiring on the cross had he not been timely assisted.
text_transcription: THE FOLLOWING SINGULAR ANECDOTES ARE PRESERVED CONCERNING A MYSTERY WHICH TOOK UP SEVERAL DAYS IN THE PERFORMANCE IN THE YEAR FOURTEEN THIRTY SEVEN WHEN CONRAD BUYER BISHOP OF METS CAUSED THE MYSTERY OF THE PASSION TO BE REPRESENTED ON THE PLAIN OF EXHIMAINE AT THAT CITY GOD WAS AN OLD GENTLEMAN NAMED MISTER NICHOLAS NECHATEL OF TURENNE CURATE OF SAINT VICTORY OF METS AND WHO WAS VERY NEAR EXPIRING ON THE CROSS HAD HE NOT BEEN TIMELY ASSISTED
phonemes: ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚɹ ˈænɪkdˌoʊts ɑːɹ pɹɪzˈɜːvd, kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ɐ mˈɪstɚɹi wˌɪtʃ tˈʊk ˌʌp sˈɛvɹəl dˈeɪz ɪnðə pɚfˈɔːɹməns. "ɪnðə jˈɪɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, wˌɛn kˈɑːnɹæd bˈeɪɚ, bˈɪʃəp ʌv mˈɛts, kˈɔːzd ðə mˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ðə pˈæʃən təbi ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɔnðə plˈeɪn ʌv vˈɛksɪməl nˌɪɹ ðæt sˈɪɾi, ɡˈɑːd wʌz ɐn ˈoʊld dʒˈɛntəlmən, nˈeɪmd mˈɪstɚ. nˈɪkələs nˈuːftʃeɪɾəl, ʌv tˈʊɹɹeɪn, kjˈʊɹɹeɪt ʌv sˈeɪnt vˈɪktɚɹi, ʌv mˈɛts, ænd hˌuː wʌz vˈɛɹi nˌɪɹ ɛkspˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɔnðə kɹˈɔs hæd hiː nˌɑːt bˌɪn tˈaɪmli ɐsˈɪstᵻd.