text_original: Catharine de' Medici had her psalm, and it seems that every one at court adopted some particular psalm for themselves, which they often played on lutes and guitars, &c. Singing psalms in verse was then one of the chief ingredients in the happiness of social life.
text_transcription: KATERINE DE MEDICI HAD HER SUM AND IT SEEMS THAT EVERY ONE AT COURT ADOPTED SOME PARTICULAR SUM FOR THEMSELVES WHICH THEY OFTEN PLAYED ON LUTES AND GUITARS ET CETERA SINGING PSALMS IN VERSE WAS THEN ONE OF THE CHIEF INGREDIENTS IN THE HAPPINESS OF SOCIAL LIFE
phonemes: kˈæθɑːɹɹˌiːn də mˈɛdɪsˌaɪ hæd hɜː sˈɑːm, ænd ɪt sˈiːmz ðæt ˈɛvɹi wˈʌn æt kˈɔːɹt ɐdˈɑːptᵻd sˌʌm pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ sˈɑːm fɔːɹ ðɛmsˈɛlvz, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ˈɔfən plˈeɪd ˌɔn lˈuːts ænd ɡɪtˈɑːɹz, ænd sˈiː. sˈɪŋɪŋ sˈɑːmz ɪn vˈɜːs wʌz ðˈɛn wˈʌn ʌvðə tʃˈiːf ɪŋɡɹˈiːdiənts ɪnðə hˈæpɪnəs ʌv sˈoʊʃəl lˈaɪf.