text_original: To meet the compact and disciplined force of the English, well sup  phed with archers and foot soldiers, France had a turbu  lent feudal levy, each leader thinking himself above FRENCH HISTORY, 1328 1380 137 authority and supreme over his own soldiers; whilst the Genoese cross bowmen, mercenaries despised by the French nobles, were in no way a match for the English with their long bow. Every detail of the day seemed to be to the disadvantage of the French.
text_transcription: TO MEET THE COMPACT AND DISCIPLINED FORCE OF THE ENGLISH WELL SUPPLIED WITH ARCHERS AND FOOT SOLDIERS FRANCE HAD A TURBULENT FEUDAL LEVY EACH LEADER THINKING HIMSELF ABOVE AUTHORITY AND SUPREME OVER HIS OWN SOLDIERS WHILST THE GENOESE CROSSBOWMEN MERCENARIES DESPISED BY THE FRENCH NOBLES WERE IN NO WAY A MATCH FOR THE ENGLISH WITH THEIR LONGBOW EVERY DETAIL OF THE DAY SEEMED TO BE TO THE DISADVANTAGE OF THE FRENCH
phonemes: tə mˈiːt ðə kəmpˈækt ænd dˈɪsɪplˌɪnd fˈɔːɹs ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, wˈɛl sˈʌp fˈɛd wɪð ˈɑːɹtʃɚz ænd fˈʊt sˈoʊldʒɚz, fɹˈæns hæd ɐ tˈɜːbuː lˈɛnt fjˈuːdəl lˈɛvi, ˈiːtʃ lˈiːdɚ θˈɪŋkɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf əbˌʌv fɹˈɛntʃ hˈɪstɚɹi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ænd suːpɹˈiːm ˌoʊvɚ hɪz ˈoʊn sˈoʊldʒɚz; wˌaɪlst ðə dʒˈɛnoʊs kɹˈɔs bˈoʊmɛn, mˈɜːsənˌɛɹiz dᵻspˈaɪzd baɪ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ nˈoʊbəlz, wɜːɹ ɪn nˈoʊ wˈeɪ ɐ mˈætʃ fɚðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ wɪð ðɛɹ lˈɔŋ bˈoʊ. ˈɛvɹi diːtˈeɪl ʌvðə dˈeɪ sˈiːmd təbi tə ðə dˌɪsɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ.