text_original: Every two years a Scrutiny was held, an election of all considered worthy of office. The names of those who gained a sufficient number of votes were put into bags, and then drawn out by lot when officials were needed. The chief glory of Florence was her pre eminence in art and literature.
text_transcription: EVERY TWO YEARS OF SCRUTINY WAS HELD AN ELECTION OF ALL CONSIDERED WORTHY OF OFFICE THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAINED A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF VOTES WERE PUT INTO BAGS AND THEN DRAWN OUT BY LOT WHEN OFFICIALS WERE NEEDED THE CHIEF GLORY OF FLORENCE WAS HER PRE EMINENCE IN ART AND LITERATURE
phonemes: ˈɛvɹi tˈuː jˈɪɹz ɐ skɹˈuːtɪni wʌz hˈɛld, ɐn ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv ˈɔːl kənsˈɪdɚd wˈɜːði ʌv ˈɑːfɪs. ðə nˈeɪmz ʌv ðoʊz hˌuː ɡˈeɪnd ɐ səfˈɪʃənt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv vˈoʊts wɜː pˌʊt ˌɪntʊ bˈæɡz, ænd ðˈɛn dɹˈɔːn ˈaʊt baɪ lˈɑːt wɛn əfˈɪʃəlz wɜː nˈiːdᵻd. ðə tʃˈiːf ɡlˈɔːɹi ʌv flˈɔːɹəns wʌz hɜː pɹˈiː ˈɛmɪnəns ɪn ˈɑːɹt ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ.