text_original: These Diets were in theory feudal Councils of the whole Empire summoned from all parts of the realm for common busi  ness and composed of all the great Princes and represen  tatives of the Imperial towns ; but they met at present 8 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE very irregularly, and had little control over the different States, amongst which they were intended to bring some sort of unity.
text_transcription: THESE DIETS WERE IN THEORY FEUDAL COUNCILS OF THE WHOLE EMPIRE SUMMONED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REALM FOR COMMON BUSINESS AND COMPOSED OF ALL THE GREAT PRINCES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE IMPERIAL TOWNS BUT THEY MET AT PRESENT VERY IRREGULARLY AND HAD LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE DIFFERENT STATES AMONGST WHICH THEY WERE INTENDED TO BRING SOME SORT OF UNITY
phonemes: ðiːz dˈaɪəts wɜːɹ ɪn θˈiəɹi fjˈuːdəl kˈaʊnsəlz ʌvðə hˈoʊl ˈɛmpaɪɚ sˈʌmənd fɹʌm ˈɔːl pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə ɹˈɛlm fɔːɹ kˈɑːmən bjˈuːsi nˈɛs ænd kəmpˈoʊzd ʌv ˈɔːl ðə ɡɹˈeɪt pɹˈɪnsᵻz ænd ɹᵻpɹˈɛzən tˈæɾɪvz ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl tˈaʊnz ; bˌʌt ðeɪ mˈɛt æt pɹˈɛzənt ˈeɪt ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː vˈɛɹi ɪɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli, ænd hæd lˈɪɾəl kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ðə dˈɪfɹənt stˈeɪts, ɐmˌʌŋst wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə bɹˈɪŋ sˌʌm sˈɔːɹt ʌv jˈuːnɪɾi.