text_original: The spirit of 10 146 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE growing independence is shown in the words addressed to the King by the towns as early as 1847: "Most powerful Sire, you must know by what means you have conducted your M^ars, in which you have lost all and gained nothing ". Despite their efforts, however, they were unable to introduce improvements in the system of taxation, the nobles were too strong and equality was unattainable.
text_transcription: THE SPIRIT OF GROWING INDEPENDENCE IS SHOWN IN THE WORDS ADDRESSED TO THE KING BY THE TOWNS AS EARLY AS THIRTEEN FORTY SEVEN MOST POWERFUL SIRE YOU MUST KNOW BY WHAT MEANS YOU HAVE CONDCTED YOUR WARS IN WHICH YOU HAVE LOST ALL AND GAIN NOTHING DESPITE THEIR EFFORTS HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO INTRODUCE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SYSTEM OF TAXATION THE NOBLES WERE TOO STRONG AND EQUALITY WAS UNATTAINABLE
phonemes: ðə spˈɪɹɪt ʌv tˈɛn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ɪz ʃˈoʊn ɪnðə wˈɜːdz ɐdɹˈɛst tə ðə kˈɪŋ baɪ ðə tˈaʊnz æz ˈɜːli æz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən: "mˈoʊst pˈaʊɚfəl sˈaɪɚ, juː mˈʌst nˈoʊ baɪ wʌt mˈiːnz juː hæv kəndˈʌktᵻd jʊɹ ˈɛm ˈɑːɹz, ɪnwˌɪtʃ juː hæv lˈɔst ˈɔːl ænd ɡˈeɪnd nˈʌθɪŋ ". dᵻspˈaɪt ðɛɹ ˈɛfɚts, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðeɪ wɜːɹ ʌnˈeɪbəl tʊ ˌɪntɹədˈuːs ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts ɪnðə sˈɪstəm ʌv tæksˈeɪʃən, ðə nˈoʊbəlz wɜː tˈuː stɹˈɔŋ ænd iːkwˈɔlᵻɾi wʌz ʌnɐtˈeɪnəbəl.