text_original: In old times the country suffered much from its feudal barons, and under the early Kings the royal power was little if at all superior to that of the great vassals, such as the Dukes of Normandy and Aquitaine, the Counts of Champagne and of Toulouse. By 1270 much had already been done to remedy this.
text_transcription: IN OLD TIMES THE COUNTRY SUFFERED MUCH FROM ITS FEUDAL BARONS AND UNDER THE EARLY KINGS THE ROYAL POWER WAS LITTLE IF AT ALL SUPERIOR TO THAT OF THE VASSALS SUCH AS THE DUKES OF NORMANDY AND AQUITAN THE COUNTS OF CHAMPAGNA AND OF TOULUS BY TWELVE SEVENTY MUCH HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS
phonemes: ɪn ˈoʊld tˈaɪmz ðə kˈʌntɹi sˈʌfɚd mˈʌtʃ fɹʌm ɪts fjˈuːdəl bˈæɹənz, ænd ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɜːli kˈɪŋz ðə ɹˈɔɪəl pˈaʊɚ wʌz lˈɪɾəl ɪf æɾ ˈɔːl suːpˈiəɹɪɚ tə ðæt ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt vˈæsəlz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə dˈuːks ʌv nˈɔːɹməndi ænd ˈækwɪtˌeɪn, ðə kˈaʊnts ʌv ʃæmpˈeɪn ænd ʌv tuːlˈuːz. baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti mˈʌtʃ hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌɪn dˈʌn tə ɹˈɛmədi ðˈɪs.