text_original: Many of these religious houses had what were known as grants of immunity, which conferred the privilege of holding directly from the Empire, not from 98 RISE OF THE SWISS REPUBLIC 99 any intermediate lord, and an Imperial bailiff was sent to supervise the administration of justice, which was, therefore, never under the control of any Count of the neighbourhood.
text_transcription: MANY OF THESE RELIGIOUS HOUSES HAD WHAT WERE KNOWN AS GRANTS OF IMMUNITY WHICH CONFERRED THE PRIVILEGE OF HOLDING DIRECTLY FROM THE EMPIRE NOT FROM ANY INTERMEDIATE LORD AND AN IMPERIAL BAILIFF WAS SENT TO SUPERVISE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE WHICH WAS THEREFORE NEVER UNDER THE CONTROL OF ANY COUNT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
phonemes: mˈɛnɪəv ðiːz ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs hˈaʊzᵻz hæd wʌt wɜː nˈoʊn æz ɡɹˈænts ʌv ɪmjˈuːnᵻɾi, wˌɪtʃ kənfˈɜːd ðə pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒ ʌv hˈoʊldɪŋ dᵻɹˈɛktli fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, nˌɑːt fɹʌm nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ɹˈaɪz ʌvðə swˈɪs ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ˌɛni ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət lˈɔːɹd, ænd ɐn ɪmpˈɪɹiəl bˈeɪlɪf wʌz sˈɛnt tə sˈuːpɚvˌaɪz ðɪ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs, wˈɪtʃ wʌz, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, nˈɛvɚɹ ˌʌndɚ ðə kəntɹˈoʊl ʌv ˌɛni kˈaʊnt ʌvðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd.