text_original: The feehng was more and more gaining ground, Desire for that the one thing necessary was the return of the f^frn*^ ^'^' Popes. Their lengthened absence had alienated the 88 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE majority of Italians and weakened Papal authority to an unprecedented extent. The Duke of Milan cared so little for a Bull of excommunication, that he forced the unlucky legate who brought it to eat the parchment and the leaden seal.
text_transcription: THE FEELING WAS MORE AND MORE GAINING GROUND THAT THE ONLY THING NECESSARY WAS THE RETURN OF THE POPES THEIR LENGTHY ABSENCE HAD ALIENATED THE MAJORITY OF ITALIANS AND WEAKENED PAPAL AUTHORITY TO AN UNPRECEDENTED EXTENT THE DUKE OF MILAN CARED SO LITTLE FOR A BULL OF EXCOMMUNICATION THAT HE FORCED THE UNLUCKY LEGATE WHO BROUGHT IT TO EAT THE PARCHMENT AND THE LEADEN SEAL
phonemes: ðə fˈiːhŋ wʌz mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ ɡˈeɪnɪŋ ɡɹˈaʊnd, dɪzˈaɪɚ fɔːɹ ðætðə wˈʌn θˈɪŋ nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi wʌzðə ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌvðɪ ˈɛf ˌɛfˌɑːɹɹˈɛn ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk pˈoʊps. ðɛɹ lˈɛŋθənd ˈæbsəns hæd ˈeɪliənˌeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv ɪtˈæliənz ænd wˈiːkənd pˈeɪpəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tʊ ɐn ʌnpɹˈɛsᵻdəntᵻd ɛkstˈɛnt. ðə dˈuːk ʌv mɪlˈæn kˈɛɹd sˌoʊ lˈɪɾəl fɚɹə bˈʊl ʌv ɛkskəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən, ðæt hiː fˈɔːɹst ðɪ ʌnlˈʌki lˈɛɡeɪt hˌuː bɹˈɔːt ɪt tʊ ˈiːt ðə pˈɑːɹtʃmənt ænd ðə lˈɛdən sˈiːl.