text_original: Some Swabian towns were free Im  towus perial cities from the first, directly under the Emperor, and with the right of sending representatives to the Diet ; others were built on the lands of churches or 100 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE lords, but were privileged, although dependent, and often shook off their subjection later.
text_transcription: SOME SCHVOBIAN TOWNS WERE FREE IMPERIAL CITIES FROM THE FIRST DIRECTLY UNDER THE EMPEROR AND WITH THE RIGHT OF SENDING REPRESENTATIVES TO THE DIET OTHERS WERE BUILT ON THE LANDS OF CHURCHES OR LORDS BUT WERE PRIVILEGED ALTHOUGH DEPENDENT AND OFTEN SHOOK OFF THEIR SUBJECTION LATER
phonemes: sˌʌm swˈɑːbiən tˈaʊnz wɜː fɹˈiː ˈɪm tˈoʊəs pˈɪɹiəl sˈɪɾiz fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst, dᵻɹˈɛktli ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, ænd wɪððə ɹˈaɪt ʌv sˈɛndɪŋ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz tə ðə dˈaɪət ; ˈʌðɚz wɜː bˈɪlt ɔnðə lˈændz ʌv tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz ɔːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː lˈɔːɹdz, bˌʌt wɜː pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒd, ɔːlðˈoʊ dᵻpˈɛndənt, ænd ˈɔfən ʃˈʊk ˈɔf ðɛɹ sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən lˈeɪɾɚ.