text_original: Germany was split up amongst many great Princes both spiritual and temporal. Arch  bishops, Bishops and Abbots held what were called Sceptre fiefs, since they were granted to them originally by presentation of a sceptre.
text_transcription: GERMANY WAS SPLIT UP AMONGST MANY GREAT PRINCES BOTH SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL ARCHBISHOPS BISHOPS AND ABBOTS HELD WHAT WERE CALLED SCEPTRE FEEFS SINCE THEY WERE GRANTED TO THEM ORIGINALLY BY PRESENTATION OF A SCEPTRE
phonemes: dʒˈɜːməni wʌz splˈɪt ˌʌp ɐmˌʌŋst mˈɛni ɡɹˈeɪt pɹˈɪnsᵻz bˈoʊθ spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl ænd tˈɛmpɚɹəl. ˈɑːɹtʃ bˈɪʃəps, bˈɪʃəps ænd ˈæbəts hˈɛld wʌt wɜː kˈɔːld sˈɛptɚ fˈiːfs, sˈɪns ðeɪ wɜː ɡɹˈæntᵻd tə ðˌɛm ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli baɪ pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən əvə sˈɛptɚ.