text_original: Though at first elec  tive and quite representative, it had gradually changed into an exclusive hereditary aristocracy. From 1319 all form of election ceased, and it was understood that every son of a member entered the Council at the age of twenty  five.
text_transcription: THOUGH AT FIRST ELECTIVE AND QUITE REPRESENTATIVE IT HAD GRADUALLY CHANGED INTO AN EXCLUSIVE HEREDITARY ARISTOCRACY FROM THIRTEEN NINETEEN ALL FORM OF ELECTION CEASED AND IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT EVERY SON OF A MEMBER ENTERED THE COUNCIL AT THE AGE OF TWENTY FIVE
phonemes: ðˌoʊ æt fˈɜːst ᵻlˈɛk tˈaɪv ænd kwˈaɪt ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv, ɪt hæd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli tʃˈeɪndʒd ˌɪntʊ ɐn ɛksklˈuːsɪv hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi ˌæɹɪstˈɑːkɹəsi. fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn ˈɔːl fˈɔːɹm ʌv ᵻlˈɛkʃən sˈiːst, ænd ɪt wʌz ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðæt ˈɛvɹi sˈʌn əvə mˈɛmbɚɹ ˈɛntɚd ðə kˈaʊnsəl æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪv.