text_original: Thus Wisby on the Island of Gothland, thcments centre of the northern trade and a great seat of the fishing industry, although under Swedish rule, was to all intents and purposes a German town ; Liibeck, Stral  sund and Eostock were called Wendish towns, but were peopled and developed by German merchants ; and there were commercial settlements of Germans in Norway, in England and in Flanders, at Bergen, London and Bruges.
text_transcription: THUS WISBY ON THE ISLAND OF GOTLAND THE CENTRE OF THE NORTHERN TRADE AND THE GREAT SEAT OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY ALTHOUGH UNDER SWEDISH RULE WAS TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES A GERMAN TOWN LUBECK STRAUSUNT AND ROSTOCK WERE CALLED VENDISH TOWNS BUT WERE PEOPLED AND DEVELOPED BY GERMAN MERCHANTS AND THERE WERE COMMERCIAL SETTLEMENTS OF GERMANS IN NORWAY IN ENGLAND AND IN FLANDERS AT BERGEN LONDON AND BRUGES
phonemes: ðˈʌs wˈɪsbi ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv ɡˈɑːθlənd, tˌiːˌeɪtʃsˈiːmˈɛnts sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚn tɹˈeɪd ænd ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt sˈiːt ʌvðə fˈɪʃɪŋ ˈɪndʌstɹi, ɔːlðˈoʊ ˌʌndɚ swˈiːdɪʃ ɹˈuːl, wʌz tʊ ˈɔːl ɪntˈɛnts ænd pˈɜːpəsᵻz ɐ dʒˈɜːmən tˈaʊn ; lˈɪaɪbək, stɹˈæl sˈʌnd ænd ˈiːəstˌɑːk wɜː kˈɔːld wˈɛndɪʃ tˈaʊnz, bˌʌt wɜː pˈiːpəld ænd dɪvˈɛləpt baɪ dʒˈɜːmən mˈɜːtʃənts ; ænd ðɛɹwˌɜː kəmˈɜːʃəl sˈɛɾəlmənts ʌv dʒˈɜːmənz ɪn nˈɔːɹweɪ, ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd ɪn flˈændɚz, æt bˈɜːdʒən, lˈʌndən ænd bɹˈuːdʒᵻz.