text_original: The great defect of this constitution was its instability, since the governing body was changed every two months. As some remedy for this, in 1321, a consultative council ITALY, 1273 1313 33 was added of twelve Bitonomlni (good men), who were to hold office for six months instead of two ; and in 1323 a plan of choosing officials by lot was introduced, to satisfy the passion for equality which prevailed amongst the Florentines.
text_transcription: THE GREAT DEFECT OF THIS CONSTITUTION WAS ITS INSTABILITY SINCE THE GOVERNING BODY WAS CHANGED EVERY TWO MONTHS AS SOME REMEDY FOR THIS IN THIRTEEN TWENTY ONE A CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL WAS ADDED OF TWELVE BORN ALMINI GOOD MEN WHO WERE TO HOLD OFFICE FOR SIX MONTHS INSTEAD OF TWO AND IN THIRTEEN TWENTY THREE A PLAN OF CHOOSING OFFICIALS BY LOT WAS INTRODUCED TO SATISFY THE PASSION FOR EQUALITY WHICH PREVAILED AMONGST THE FLORENTINES
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dˈiːfɛkt ʌv ðɪs kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən wʌz ɪts ɪnstəbˈɪlᵻɾi, sˈɪns ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ bˈɑːdi wʌz tʃˈeɪndʒd ˈɛvɹi tˈuː mˈʌnθs. æz sˌʌm ɹˈɛmədi fɔːɹ ðˈɪs, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, ɐ kənsˈʌltətˌɪv kˈaʊnsəl ˈɪɾəli, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː wʌz ˈædᵻd ʌv twˈɛlv baɪtˈɑːnɑːmlni (ɡˈʊd mˈɛn), hˌuː wɜː tə hˈoʊld ˈɑːfɪs fɔːɹ sˈɪks mˈʌnθs ɪnstˈɛd ʌv tˈuː ; ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ɐ plˈæn ʌv tʃˈuːzɪŋ əfˈɪʃəlz baɪ lˈɑːt wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst, tə sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ ðə pˈæʃən fɔːɹ iːkwˈɔlᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ pɹɪvˈeɪld ɐmˌʌŋst ðə flˈɔːɹəntˌaɪnz.