text_original: Of these the best known is Jacques Coeur, a rich merchant of Bourges, where his house is still shown adorned with the device " a vaillans (two painted hearts) rien impos  sible ". He became the King's treasurer and did much to improve the finances and to reform the currency. Amongst other changes the taille, formerly levied by all lords in their own estates, was made into a royal tax only to be paid to the King.
text_transcription: OF THESE THE BEST KNOWN IS JACQUES COEUR A RICH MERCHANT OF BOURGES WHERE HIS HOUSE IS STILL SHOWN ADORNED WITH A DEVICE AVEYA TO PAINTED HEARTS RHEYEN AND POSSIBE HE BECAME THE KING'S TREASURER AND DID MUCH TO IMPROVE THE FINANCES AND TO REFORM THE CURRENCY AMONG OTHER CHANGES THE TIE FORMERLY LEVIED BY ALL LORDS IN THEIR OWN ESTATES WAS MADE INTO A ROYAL TAX ONLY TO BE PAID TO THE KING
phonemes: ʌv ðiːz ðə bˈɛst nˈoʊn ɪz ʒˈæk kˈɜː, ɐ ɹˈɪtʃ mˈɜːtʃənt ʌv bˈɜːdʒᵻz, wˌɛɹ hɪz hˈaʊs ɪz stˈɪl ʃˈoʊn ɐdˈɔːɹnd wɪððə dɪvˈaɪs " ɐ vˈeɪlənz (tˈuː pˈeɪntᵻd hˈɑːɹts) ɹˈiːn ɪmpˈoʊz sˈɪbəl ". hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə kˈɪŋz tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚ ænd dˈɪd mˈʌtʃ tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ðə faɪnˈænsᵻz ænd tə ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm ðə kˈɜːɹənsi. ɐmˌʌŋst ˈʌðɚ tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz ðə tˈeɪl, fˈɔːɹmɚli lˈɛvid baɪ ˈɔːl lˈɔːɹdz ɪn ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ᵻstˈeɪts, wʌz mˌeɪd ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl tˈæks ˈoʊnli təbi pˈeɪd tə ðə kˈɪŋ.