text_original: The vast dominions, collected with so much labour, Gian Maria were now divided between two young sons of the dead mS^ '^^^ Duke, while his widow Catherine was Regent, but she 1402 12 192 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE speedily alienated everyone by the aimless cruelties which she thought would do instead of strong rule, and the condottieri, more numerous and powerful than ever before, took advantage of the general disorder and began to seize towns and lands for their own use.
text_transcription: THE VAST DOMINIONS COLLECTED WITH SO MUCH LABOR WERE NOW DIVIDED BETWEEN TWO YOUNG SONS OF THE DEAD DUKE WHILE HIS WIDOW CATHARINE WAS REGENT BUT SHE SPEEDILY ALIENATED EVERY ONE BY THE AIMLESS CRUELTIES WHICH SHE THOUGHT WOULD DO INSTEAD OF STRONG RULE AND THE CONDOTTIERI MORE NUMEROUS AND POWERFUL THAN EVER BEFORE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE GENERAL DISORDER AND BEGAN TO SEIZE TOWNS AND LANDS FOR THEIR OWN USE
phonemes: ðə vˈæst dəmˈɪniənz, kəlˈɛktᵻd wɪð sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ lˈeɪbɚ, dʒˈaɪən mɚɹˈiːə wɜː nˈaʊ dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː jˈʌŋ sˈʌnz ʌvðə dˈɛd ˈɛm ˈɛs dˈuːk, wˌaɪl hɪz wˈɪdoʊ kˈæθɹɪn wʌz ɹˈiːdʒənt, bˌʌt ʃiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː twˈɛlv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː spˈiːdili ˈeɪliənˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛvɹɪwˌʌn baɪ ðɪ ˈeɪmləs kɹˈuːəltiz wˌɪtʃ ʃiː θˈɔːt wʊd dˈuː ɪnstˈɛd ʌv stɹˈɔŋ ɹˈuːl, ænd ðə kˈɑːndətˌɪɹi, mˈɔːɹ nˈuːmɚɹəs ænd pˈaʊɚfəl ðɐn ˈɛvɚ bᵻfˈɔːɹ, tˈʊk ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌvðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ ænd bɪɡˈæn tə sˈiːz tˈaʊnz ænd lˈændz fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ˈoʊn jˈuːs.