text_original: He was awaked one night on pretence of important news, and fallen upon by his enemies, who strangled him with a silken cord, since there was a tradition current that he was protected by a charm from poison or from steel.
text_transcription: HE WAS AWAKENED ONE NIGHT ON PRETENCE OF IMPORTANT NEWS AND FALLEN UPON BY HIS ENEMIES WHO STRANGLED HIM WITH A SILKEN CORD SINCE THERE WAS THE TRADITION CURRENT THAT HE WAS PROTECTED BY A CHARM FROM POISON OR FROM STEEL
phonemes: hiː wʌz ɐwˈeɪkt wˈʌn nˈaɪt ˌɔn pɹˈiːtɛns ʌv ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt nˈuːz, ænd fˈɔːlən əpˌɑːn baɪ hɪz ˈɛnəmiz, hˌuː stɹˈæŋɡəld hˌɪm wɪð ɐ sˈɪlkən kˈɔːɹd, sˈɪns ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ tɹɐdˈɪʃən kˈɜːɹənt ðæt hiː wʌz pɹətˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɐ tʃˈɑːɹm fɹʌm pˈɔɪzən ɔːɹ fɹʌm stˈiːl.