text_original: John Bouchet, in his "Annales d'Aquitaine," a work which contains many curious circumstances of the times, written with that agreeable simplicity which characterises the old writers, informs us, that in 1486 he saw played and exhibited in Mysteries by persons of Poitiers, "The Nativity, Passion, and Resurrection of Christ," in great triumph and splendour; there were assembled on this occasion most of the ladies and gentlemen of the neighbouring counties.
text_transcription: JOHN BOUCHET IN HIS ANAL DAQUITAN A WORK WHICH CONTAINS MANY CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TIMES WRITTEN WITH THAT AGREEABLE SIMPLICITY WHICH CHARACTERIZES THE OLD WRITERS INFORMS US THAT IN FOURTEEN EIGHTY SIX HE SAW PLAYED AND EXHIBITED IN MYSTERIES BY PERSONS OF POITIERS THE NATIVITYION AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST IN GREAT TRIUMPHANT SPLENDOR THERE WERE ASSEMBLED ON THIS OCCASION MOST OF THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES
phonemes: dʒˈɑːn bˈaʊtʃɪt, ɪn hˈɪz "ˈænəlz dˈækwɪtˌeɪn," ɐ wˈɜːk wˌɪtʃ kəntˈeɪnz mˈɛni kjˈʊɹɹiəs sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ʌvðə tˈaɪmz, ɹˈɪʔn̩ wɪð ðæt ɐɡɹˈiːəbəl sɪmplˈɪsᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzᵻz ðɪ ˈoʊld ɹˈaɪɾɚz, ɪnfˈɔːɹmz ˌʌs, ðæt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks hiː sˈɔː plˈeɪd ænd ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾᵻd ɪn mˈɪstɚɹiz baɪ pˈɜːsənz ʌv pˈɔɪɾɪɹz, "ðə nɐtˈɪvᵻɾi, pˈæʃən, ænd ɹᵻsɚɹˈɛkʃən ʌv kɹˈaɪst," ɪn ɡɹˈeɪt tɹˈaɪʌmf ænd splˈɛndɚ; ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɐsˈɛmbəld ˌɔn ðɪs əkˈeɪʒən mˈoʊst əv ðə lˈeɪdiz ænd dʒˈɛntəlmən ʌvðə nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ kˈaʊntiz.