text_original: This he did ; but the Duke of Milan, at that time Filippo Maria Visconti, either from fear or jealousy, would not be present at the ceremony, excusing himself on the absurd plea that if he saw Sigismund his joy would kill him.
text_transcription: THIS HE DID BUT THE DUKE OF MILAN AT THAT TIME FILIPPO MARIA VISCONTI EITHER FROM FEAR OR JEALOUSY WOULD NOT BE PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY EXCUSING HIMSELF ON THE ABSURD PLEA THAT IF HE SAW SIGISMUND HIS JOY WOULD KILL HIM
phonemes: ðɪs hiː dˈɪd ; bˌʌt ðə dˈuːk ʌv mɪlˈæn, æt ðæt tˈaɪm fɪlˈɪpoʊ mɚɹˈiːə vˈɪskɔnti, ˈiːðɚ fɹʌm fˈɪɹ ɔːɹ dʒˈɛləsi, wʊd nˌɑːt biː pɹˈɛzənt æt ðə sˈɛɹᵻməni, ɛkskjˈuːsɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ɔnðɪ ɐbsˈɜːd plˈiː ðæt ɪf hiː sˈɔː sˈɪdʒɪsmˌʌnd hɪz dʒˈɔɪ wʊd kˈɪl hˌɪm.