text_original: She was one of the Im  perial cities, free therefore from control of count or bailiff, and with the management of her own govern  ment, which was, however, distinctly oligarchical. The Old Burghers, as they were called, the upper classes ex  cluding artisans and labourers, alone had political rights in the early fourteenth century, and a Council, entirely recruited from their ranks, awarded all places and ob  tained all powers.
text_transcription: SHE WAS ONE OF THE IMPERIAL CITIES FREE THEREFORE FROM CONTROL OF COUNT OR BAILIFF AND WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF HER OWN GOVERNMENT WHICH WAS HOWEVER DISTINCTLY OLIGARCHICAL THE OLD BURGHERS AS THEY WERE CALLED THE UPPER CLASSES EXCLUDING ARTISANS AND LABORERS ALONE HAD POLITICAL RIGHTS IN THE EARLY FOURTEENTH CENTURY AND A COUNCIL ENTIRELY RECRUITED FROM THEIR RANKS AWARDED ALL PLACES AND OBTAINED ALL POWERS
phonemes: ʃiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɪm pˈɪɹiəl sˈɪɾiz, fɹˈiː ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ fɹʌm kəntɹˈoʊl ʌv kˈaʊnt ɔːɹ bˈeɪlɪf, ænd wɪððə mˈænɪdʒmənt ʌv hɜːɹ ˈoʊn ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt, wˈɪtʃ wʌz, haʊˈɛvɚ, dɪstˈɪŋktli ˌɑːlɪɡˈɑːɹkɪkəl. ðɪ ˈoʊld bˈɜːɡɚz, æz ðeɪ wɜː kˈɔːld, ðɪ ˌʌpɚ klˈæsᵻz ˈɛks klˈuːdɪŋ ˈɑːɹɾɪsənz ænd lˈeɪbɚɹɚz, ɐlˈoʊn hæd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹˈaɪts ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli fˈɔːɹtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd ɐ kˈaʊnsəl, ɛntˈaɪɚli ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd fɹʌm ðɛɹ ɹˈæŋks, ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ˈɔːl plˈeɪsᵻz ænd ˈɑːb tˈeɪnd ˈɔːl pˈaʊɚz.