text_original: Bruges, most important of her towns, was ordered by the Governor to lose its privileges and to have its fortifications pulled down, with the re  sult that early one morning, while most men were still in bed, the artisans rose and fell upon the sleeping French, who perished in a massacre so wholesale that the " Ma  tins of Bruges " have often been compared to the " Sic  ilian Vespers".
text_transcription: BRUGES MOST IMPORTANT OF HER TOWNS WAS ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR TO LOSE ITS PRIVILEGES AND TO HAVE ITS FORTIFICATIONS PULLED DOWN WITH THE RESULT THAT EARLY ONE MORNING WHILE MOST MEN WERE STILL IN BED THE ARTISANS ROSE AND FELL UPON THE SLEEPING FRENCH WHO PERISHED IN A MASSACRE SO WHOLESALE THAT THE MATTA OF BRUGES HAVE OFTEN BEEN COMPARED TO THE SICILIAN VESPERS
phonemes: bɹˈuːdʒᵻz, mˈoʊst ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt ʌv hɜː tˈaʊnz, wʌz ˈɔːɹdɚd baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚ tə lˈuːz ɪts pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz ænd tə hæv ɪts fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz pˈʊld dˈaʊn, wɪððə ɹˌiː sˈʌlt ðæt ˈɜːli wˈʌn mˈɔːɹnɪŋ, wˌaɪl mˈoʊst mˈɛn wɜː stˈɪl ɪn bˈɛd, ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪsənz ɹˈoʊz ænd fˈɛl əpˌɑːn ðə slˈiːpɪŋ fɹˈɛntʃ, hˌuː pˈɛɹɪʃt ɪn ɐ mˈæsəkɚ sˌoʊ hˈoʊlseɪl ðætðə " mˈɑː tˈɪnz ʌv bɹˈuːdʒᵻz " hæv ˈɔfən bˌɪn kəmpˈɛɹd tə ðə " sˈɪk ˈɪliən vˈɛspɚz".