text_original: As representatives of royalty they had power over justice, finance and provincial administration of all sorts, and 64 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE were able to act, therefore, as a very real check on the country nobility.
text_transcription: AS REPRESENTATIVES OF ROYALTY THEY HAD POWER OVER JUSTICE FINANCE AND PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF ALL SORTS AND WERE ABLE TO ACT THEREFORE AS A VERY REAL CHECK ON THE COUNTRY NOBILITY
phonemes: æz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ʌv ɹˈɔɪəlɾi ðeɪ hæd pˈaʊɚɹ ˌoʊvɚ dʒˈʌstɪs, fˈaɪnæns ænd pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɔːl sˈɔːɹts, ænd sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒ wɜːɹ ˈeɪbəl tʊ ˈækt, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, æz ɐ vˈɛɹi ɹˈiːəl tʃˈɛk ɔnðə kˈʌntɹi noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi.