text_original: Bern had been recognised as an Imperial city by Ku  dolf in 1274, elected her own officers, had her own mint and market, and had been granted various privileges, such as exemption from any military service which would involve inability to return home the following night ; but though privileged, her government was, on RISE OF THE SWISS REPUBLIC 107 the whole, aristocratic and military.
text_transcription: BARON HAD BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN IMPERIAL CITY BY RUDOLPH IN TWELVE SEVENTY FOUR ELECTED HER OWN OFFICERS HAD HER OWN MINT IN MARKET AND HAD BEEN GRANTED VARIOUS PRIVILEGES SUCH AS EXEMPTION FROM ANY MILITARY SERVICE WHICH WOULD INVOLVE AN ABILITY TO RETURN HOME THE FOLLOWING NIGHT BUT THOUGH PRIVILEGED HER GOVERNMENT WAS ON THE WHOLE ARISTOCRATIC AND MILITARY
phonemes: bˈɜːn hɐdbɪn ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz ɐn ɪmpˈɪɹiəl sˈɪɾi baɪ kˈuː dˈɑːlf ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ, ᵻlˈɛktᵻd hɜːɹ ˈoʊn ˈɑːfɪsɚz, hæd hɜːɹ ˈoʊn mˈɪnt ænd mˈɑːɹkɪt, ænd hɐdbɪn ɡɹˈæntᵻd vˈɛɹiəs pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɛɡzˈɛmpʃən fɹʌm ˌɛni mˈɪlətˌɛɹi sˈɜːvɪs wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɪnvˈɑːlv ɪnɐbˈɪləɾi tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn hˈoʊm ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ nˈaɪt ; bˌʌt ðˌoʊ pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒd, hɜː ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz, ˌɔn ɹˈaɪz ʌvðə swˈɪs ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən ðə hˈoʊl, ɚɹˌɪstəkɹˈæɾɪk ænd mˈɪlətˌɛɹi.