text_original: Invited as an honoured guest to watch proceedings in the Parliament of Paris, the great French law court, a case came up in which one party was unable to be heard because unequal in rank to his adversary. Sigismund at once knighted the petitioner, as though he were the sovereign and overlord of the country.
text_transcription: INVITED AS AN HONORED GUEST TO WATCH PROCEEDINGS IN THE PARLIAMENT OF PARIS THE GREAT FRENCH LAW COURT A CASE CAME UP IN WHICH ONE PARTY WAS UNABLE TO BE HEARD BECAUSE UNEQUAL IN RANK TO HIS ADVERSARY SIGISMUND AT ONCE KNIGHTED THE PETITIONER AS THOUGH HE WERE THE SOVEREIGN AND OVERLORD OF THE COUNTRY
phonemes: ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd æz ɐn ˈɑːnɚd ɡˈɛst tə wˈɑːtʃ pɹəsˈiːdɪŋz ɪnðə pˈɑːɹləmənt ʌv pˈæɹɪs, ðə ɡɹˈeɪt fɹˈɛntʃ lˈɔː kˈɔːɹt, ɐ kˈeɪs kˈeɪm ˌʌp ɪnwˌɪtʃ wˈʌn pˈɑːɹɾi wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl təbi hˈɜːd bɪkˈʌz ʌnˈiːkwəl ɪn ɹˈæŋk tə hɪz ˈædvɚsɚɹi. sˈɪdʒɪsmˌʌnd ɐtwˈʌns nˈaɪɾᵻd ðə pətˈɪʃənɚ, æz ðˌoʊ hiː wɜː ðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ænd ˈoʊvɚlˌɔːɹd ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi.