text_original: Wittenborg, the Burgo  master of Liibeck, commanded the ships of the League, and when after some brilliant successes he sustained a serious defeat, his town flung him into a prison from which he was only brought for public execution ; his head was cut off in the market place of Liibeck, for failure was sternly punished in those days.
text_transcription: WITTENBURG THE BURGOMASTER OF LUBECK COMMANDED THE SHIPS OF THE LEAGUE AND WHEN AFTER SOME BRILLIANT SUCCESSES HE SUSTAINED A SERIOUS DEFEAT HIS TOWN FLUNG HIM INTO A PRISON FROM WHICH HE WAS ONLY BROUGHT FOR PUBLIC EXECUTION HIS HEAD WAS CUT OFF IN THE MARKET PLACE OF LUBECK FOR FAILURE WAS STERNLY PUNISHED IN THOSE DAYS
phonemes: wˈɪtənbˌɔːɹɡ, ðə bˈɜːɡoʊ mˈæstɚɹ ʌv lˈɪaɪbək, kəmˈændᵻd ðə ʃˈɪps ʌvðə lˈiːɡ, ænd wɛn ˈæftɚ sˌʌm bɹˈɪliənt səksˈɛsᵻz hiː səstˈeɪnd ɐ sˈɪɹiəs dᵻfˈiːt, hɪz tˈaʊn flˈʌŋ hˌɪm ˌɪntʊ ɐ pɹˈɪzən fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː wʌz ˈoʊnli bɹˈɔːt fɔːɹ pˈʌblɪk ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən ; hɪz hˈɛd wʌz kˈʌt ˈɔf ɪnðə mˈɑːɹkɪt plˈeɪs ʌv lˈɪaɪbək, fɔːɹ fˈeɪlɪɹ wʌz stˈɜːnli pˈʌnɪʃt ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz.