text_original: According to these legends, he used to run about the streets of Prague, beating poor men and destroying statues and works of art ; whilst one SCHISMS IN THE PAPACY AND EMPIRE 125 of his favourite amusements was to watch the execu  tioner at work and to superintend in person the infliction of cruel punishments, such as putting a cook who had prepared a bad dish on the spit. "What shall I write good of this Wenzel?" asks one Chronicler, "nothing.
text_transcription: ACCORDING TO THESE LEGENDS HE USED TO RUN ABOUT THE STREETS OF PRAGUE BEATING POOR MEN AND DESTROYING STATUES AND WORKS OF ART WHILE ONE OF HIS FAVORITE AMUSEMENTS WAS TO WATCH THE EXECUTIONER AT WORK AND TO SUPERINTEND IN PERSON THE INFLICTION OF CRUEL PUNISHMENTS SUCH AS PUTTING A COOK WHO HAD PREPARED A BAD DISH ON THE SPIT WHAT SHALL I WRITE GOOD OF THIS VENSEL ASKS ONE CHRONICLER NOTHING
phonemes: ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðiːz lˈɛdʒəndz, hiː jˈuːzd tə ɹˈʌn ɐbˌaʊt ðə stɹˈiːts ʌv pɹˈɑːɡ, bˈiːɾɪŋ pˈʊɹ mˈɛn ænd dᵻstɹˈɔɪɪŋ stˈætʃuːz ænd wˈɜːks ʌv ˈɑːɹt ; wˌaɪlst wˈʌn skˈɪzəmz ɪnðə pˈæpəsi ænd ˈɛmpaɪɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ʌv hɪz fˈeɪvɹɪt ɐmjˈuːzmənts wʌz tə wˈɑːtʃ ðɪ ɛɡzˈɛkuː tɪˈoʊnɚɹ æt wˈɜːk ænd tə sˈuːpɚɹɪntˌɛnd ɪn pˈɜːsən ðɪ ɪnflˈɪkʃən ʌv kɹˈuːəl pˈʌnɪʃmənts, sˈʌtʃ ɐz pˈʊɾɪŋ ɐ kˈʊk hˌuː hæd pɹɪpˈɛɹd ɐ bˈæd dˈɪʃ ɔnðə spˈɪt. "wˌʌt ʃˌæl aɪ ɹˈaɪt ɡˈʊd ʌv ðɪs wˈɛnzəl?" ˈæsks wˈʌn kɹˈɑːnɪklɚ, "nˈʌθɪŋ.