text_original: The government now consisted of : — 1. The Signory of nine members, known as Priors of the Arts (Guilds), with the Gonfalonier of Justice at their head. Six chosen from the Major Arts, the more important guilds of bankers, lawyers, merchants and so forth, and two from the Minor Arts, of less important trades.
text_transcription: THE GOVERNMENT NOW CONSISTED OF NUMBER ONE THE SIGNORI OF NINE MEMBERS KNOWN AS PRIORS OF THE ARTS GUILDS WITH THE GONFALONIER OF JUSTICE AT THEIR HEAD SIX CHOSEN FROM THE MAJOR ARTS THE MORE IMPORTANT GUILDS OF BANKERS LAWYERS MERCHANTS AND SO FORTH AND TWO FROM THE MINOR ARTS OF LESS IMPORTANT TRADES
phonemes: ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt nˈaʊ kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv : — wˈʌn. ðə sɪnjˈɔːɹi ʌv nˈaɪn mˈɛmbɚz, nˈoʊn æz pɹˈaɪɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹts (ɡˈɪldz), wɪððə ɡˈɑːnfɐləniɚɹ ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs æt ðɛɹ hˈɛd. sˈɪks tʃˈoʊzən fɹʌmðə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɑːɹts, ðə mˈɔːɹ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt ɡˈɪldz ʌv bˈæŋkɚz, lˈɔɪɚz, mˈɜːtʃənts ænd sˌoʊ fˈɔːɹθ, ænd tˈuː fɹʌmðə mˈaɪnɚɹ ˈɑːɹts, ʌv lˈɛs ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt tɹˈeɪdz.