text_original: The deed drifted eventually into the British Museum, and the present writer discovered the Cornish verses on it, not wholly by accident, about nineteen years ago. The writing belongs to the latter part of the fourteenth century, and is therefore the earliest literary fragment of the language.
text_transcription: THE DEED DRIFTED EVENTUALLY INTO THE BRITISH MUSEUM AND THE PRESENT WRITER DISCOVERED THE CORNISH VERSES ON IT NOT WHOLLY BY ACCIDENT ABOUT NINETEEN YEARS AGO THE WRITING BELONGS TO THE LATTER PART OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY AND IS THEREFORE THE EARLIEST LITERARY FRAGMENT OF THE LANGUAGE
phonemes: ðə dˈiːd dɹˈɪftᵻd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ˌɪntʊ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ mjuːzˈiəm, ænd ðə pɹˈɛzənt ɹˈaɪɾɚ dɪskˈʌvɚd ðə kˈɔːɹnɪʃ vˈɜːsᵻz ˈɔn ɪt, nˌɑːt hˈoʊli baɪ ˈæksɪdənt, ɐbˌaʊt nˈaɪntiːn jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ. ðə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ bᵻlˈɔŋz tə ðə lˈæɾɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fˈɔːɹtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd ɪz ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi fɹˈæɡmənt ʌvðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.