text_original: In replying to the delegates from Frankfort, he entrenched himself behind " the free concurrence of the crowned heads, the Princes, and the Free Towns of Germany," which for him was the neces  sary condition of this transformation.
text_transcription: IN REPLYING TO THE DELEGATES FROM FRANKFORT HE ENTRENCHED HIMSELF BEHIND THE FREE CONCURRENCE OF THE CROWNED HEADS THE PRINCES AND THE FREE TOWNS OF GERMANY WHICH FOR HIM WAS THE NECESSARY CONDITION OF THIS TRANSFORMATION
phonemes: ɪn ɹᵻplˈaɪɪŋ tə ðə dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪts fɹʌm fɹˈæŋkfɔːɹt, hiː ɛntɹˈɛntʃt hɪmsˈɛlf bᵻhˈaɪnd " ðə fɹˈiː kəŋkˈɜːɹəns ʌvðə kɹˈaʊnd hˈɛdz, ðə pɹˈɪnsᵻz, ænd ðə fɹˈiː tˈaʊnz ʌv dʒˈɜːməni," wˌɪtʃ fɔːɹ hˌɪm wʌzðə nˈiːsᵻz sˈɛɹi kəndˈɪʃən ʌv ðɪs tɹænsfɔːɹmˈeɪʃən.