text_original: When the time came he struck boldly and with promptitude. On Whitsunday, 1347, having spent the previous night in prayer and pre  paration, he headed a procession to the Capitol, where he had summoned a meeting of the people to consider the passing of new laws and measures of government ; there he swayed the crowd by his eloquence, and pro  claimed an edict of reform and retribution.
text_transcription: WHEN THE TIME CAME HE STRUCK BOLDLY AND WITH PROMPTITUDE ON WHITSUNDAY THIRTEEN FORTY SEVEN HAVING SPENT THE PREVIOUS NIGHT IN PRAYER AND PREPARATION HE HEADED A PROCESSION TO THE CAPITAL WHERE HE HAD SUMMONED THE MEETING OF THE PEOPLE TO CONSIDER THE PASSING OF NEW LAWS AND MEASURES OF GOVERNMENT THERE HE SWAYED THE CROWD BY HIS ELOQUENCE AND PROCLAIMED AN EDICT OF REFORM AND RETRIBUTION
phonemes: wˌɛn ðə tˈaɪm kˈeɪm hiː stɹˈʌk bˈoʊldli ænd wɪð pɹˈɑːmptɪtˌuːd. ˌɔn wˈɪtsəndˌeɪ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən, hˌævɪŋ spˈɛnt ðə pɹˈiːviəs nˈaɪt ɪn pɹˈɛɹ ænd pɹˈiː pˈæɹəʃən, hiː hˈɛdᵻd ɐ pɹəsˈɛʃən tə ðə kˈæpɪɾəl, wˌɛɹ hiː hæd sˈʌmənd ɐ mˈiːɾɪŋ ʌvðə pˈiːpəl tə kənsˈɪdɚ ðə pˈæsɪŋ ʌv nˈuː lˈɔːz ænd mˈɛʒɚz ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ; ðɛɹ hiː swˈeɪd ðə kɹˈaʊd baɪ hɪz ˈɛləkwəns, ænd pɹˈoʊ klˈeɪmd ɐn ˈiːdɪkt ʌv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm ænd ɹˌɛtɹɪbjˈuːʃən.