text_original: Upon their arrival, they sent some of their chief officers to let the Pope know that they were come as friends (for he distrusted the Greeks and the Beneventan Lombards, to whom those cities belonged) and that they were all to a man ready to venture their lives in his defense, and the defense of the city.
text_transcription: UPON THEIR ARRIVAL THEY SENT SOME OF THEIR CHIEF OFFICERS TO LET THE POPE KNOW THAT THEY WERE COME AS FRIENDS FOR HE DISTRUSTED THE GREEKS AND THE BENVENT AND LOMBARDS TO WHOM THOSE CITIES BELONGED AND THAT THEY WERE ALL TO A MAN READY TO VENTURE THEIR LIVES IN HIS DEFENCE AND THE DEFENCE OF THE CITY
phonemes: əpˌɑːn ðɛɹ ɚɹˈaɪvəl, ðeɪ sˈɛnt sˌʌm ʌv ðɛɹ tʃˈiːf ˈɑːfɪsɚz tə lˈɛt ðə pˈoʊp nˈoʊ ðæt ðeɪ wɜː kˈʌm æz fɹˈɛndz (fɔːɹ hiː dɪstɹˈʌstᵻd ðə ɡɹˈiːks ænd ðə bˈɛnɪvˌɛntən lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz, tə hˈuːm ðoʊz sˈɪɾiz bᵻlˈɔŋd) ænd ðæt ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɔːl tʊ ɐ mˈæn ɹˈɛdi tə vˈɛntʃɚ ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz ɪn hɪz dᵻfˈɛns, ænd ðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌvðə sˈɪɾi.