text_original: When the new sovereign was prepared to receive the homage of his princely vassals, there was no sceptre forth  coming, and without it he could not bestow the fiefs : delay might have been dangerous, for the nobles were none too friendly ; but Rudolf averted any postpone  ment of the ceremony by seizing the Crucifix from the altar, and declaring that the sacred sign of salvation for the world could well be his sceptre. It was over a very complicated dominion that Rudolf was called to rule.
text_transcription: WHEN THE NEW SOVEREIGN WAS PREPARED TO RECEIVE THE HOMAGE OF HIS PRINCELY VASSALS THERE WAS NO SCEPTRE FORTHCOMING AND WITHOUT IT HE COULD NOT BESTOW THE THIEFS DELAY MIGHT HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS FOR THE NOBLES WERE NONE TOO FRIENDLY BUT RUDOLF AVERTED ANY POSTPONEMENT OF THE CEREMONY BY SEIZING THE CRUCIFIX FROM THE ALTAR AND DECLARING THAT THE SACRED SIGN OF SALVATION FOR THE WORLD COULD WELL BE HIS SCEPTRE IT WAS OVER A VERY COMPLICATED DOMINION THAT RUDOLF WAS CALLED TO RULE
phonemes: wˌɛn ðə nˈuː sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə ɹᵻsˈiːv ðə hˈɑːmɪdʒ ʌv hɪz pɹˈɪnsli vˈæsəlz, ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ sˈɛptɚ fˈɔːɹθ kˈʌmɪŋ, ænd wɪðˌaʊt ɪt hiː kʊd nˌɑːt bᵻstˈoʊ ðə fˈiːfs : dᵻlˈeɪ mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs, fɚðə nˈoʊbəlz wɜː nˈʌn tˈuː fɹˈɛndli ; bˌʌt ɹˈuːdɑːlf ɐvˈɜːɾᵻd ˌɛni poʊstpˈoʊn mˈɛnt ʌvðə sˈɛɹᵻməni baɪ sˈiːzɪŋ ðə kɹˈuːsɪfˌɪks fɹʌmðɪ ˈɔltɚ, ænd dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ ðætðə sˈeɪkɹɪd sˈaɪn ʌv sælvˈeɪʃən fɚðə wˈɜːld kʊd wˈɛl biː hɪz sˈɛptɚ. ɪt wʌz ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ vˈɛɹi kˈɑːmplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd dəmˈɪniən ðæt ɹˈuːdɑːlf wʌz kˈɔːld tə ɹˈuːl.