text_original: This was against the will of the Pope; and to act contrary to the papal wishes was a serious matter for any sovereign, for the power of excommunication was a weapon before which the proudest monarch might well bow his head. When Robert II refused to obey Gregory V and divorce his wife, he was promptly excommunicated, his subjects were absolved of their allegiance to him, and an interdict, the first that is well authenticated, was laid upon his king  dom.
text_transcription: THIS WAS AGAINST THE WILL OF THE POPE AND TO ACT CONTRARY TO THE PAPAL WISHES WAS A SERIOUS MATTER FOR ANY SOVEREIGN FOR THE POWER OF EXCOMMUNICATION WAS A WEAPON BEFORE WHICH THE PROUDEST MONARCH MIGHT WELL BOW HIS HEAD WHEN ROBERT THE SECOND REFUSED TO OBEY GREGORY THE FIFTH AND DIVORCE HIS WIFE HE WAS PROMPTLY EXCOMMUNICATED HIS SUBJECTS WERE ABSOLVED OF THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO HIM AND AN INTERDICT THE FIRST THAT IS WELL AUTHENTICATED WAS LAID UPON HIS KINGDOM
phonemes: ðɪs wʌz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə wɪl ʌvðə pˈoʊp; ænd tʊ ˈækt kˈɑːntɹɛɹi tə ðə pˈeɪpəl wˈɪʃᵻz wʌzɐ sˈɪɹiəs mˈæɾɚ fɔːɹ ˌɛni sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn, fɚðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ɛkskəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən wʌzɐ wˈɛpən bᵻfˌɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ðə pɹˈaʊdɪst mˈɑːnɚk mˌaɪt wˈɛl bˈoʊ hɪz hˈɛd. wˌɛn ɹˈɑːbɚt ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ oʊbˈeɪ ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi vˈiː ænd dᵻvˈɔːɹs hɪz wˈaɪf, hiː wʌz pɹˈɑːmptli ɛkskəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd, hɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkts wɜːɹ ɐbsˈɑːlvd ʌv ðɛɹ ɐlˈiːdʒəns tə hˌɪm, ænd ɐn ˌɪntɚdˈɪkt, ðə fˈɜːst ðæt ɪz wˈɛl ɔːθˈɛntᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd, wʌz lˈeɪd əpˌɑːn hɪz kˈɪŋ dˈɑːm.