text_original: By 1273 the election was in the hands of forty one councillors chosen by a complicated system of drawing ITALY, 1273 1313 31 lots from amongst the whole body of the Great Council. This Great Council had superseded the Assembly of the whole people when the growth of population had rendered such a meeting totally impossible.
text_transcription: BY TWELVE SEVENTY THREE THE ELECTION WAS IN THE HANDS OF FORTY ONE COUNCILLORS CHOSEN BY A COMPLICATED SYSTEM OF DRAWING LOTS FROM AMONGST THE WHOLE BODY OF THE GREAT COUNCIL THIS GREAT COUNCIL HAD SUPERSEDED THE ASSEMBLY OF THE WHOLE PEOPLE WHEN THE GROWTH OF POPULATION HAD RENDERED SUCH A MEETING TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE
phonemes: baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən wʌz ɪnðə hˈændz ʌv fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn kˈaʊnsɪlɚz tʃˈoʊzən baɪ ɐ kˈɑːmplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd sˈɪstəm ʌv dɹˈɔːɪŋ ˈɪɾəli, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn lˈɑːts fɹʌm ɐmˌʌŋst ðə hˈoʊl bˈɑːdi ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈaʊnsəl. ðɪs ɡɹˈeɪt kˈaʊnsəl hæd sˈuːpɚsˌiːdᵻd ðɪ ɐsˈɛmbli ʌvðə hˈoʊl pˈiːpəl wɛn ðə ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌv pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən hæd ɹˈɛndɚd sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈiːɾɪŋ tˈoʊɾəli ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl.