text_original: One common principle of these governing bodies was that no one should be allowed to become a craftsman or trader in any district if he were a serf, and they claimed, and gradually came to maintain, the right to invest others with the title and privileges of freemen.
text_transcription: ONE COMMON PRINCIPLE OF THESE GOVERNING BODIES WAS THAT NO ONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BECOME A CRAFTSMAN OR TRADER IN ANY DISTRICT IF HE WERE A SERF AND THEY CLAIMED AND GRADUALLY CAME TO MAINTAIN THE RIGHT TO INVEST OTHERS WITH THE TITLE AND PRIVILEGES OF FREEMEN
phonemes: wˈʌn kˈɑːmən pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv ðiːz ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ bˈɑːdiz wʌz ðæt nˈoʊwˈʌn ʃˌʊd biː ɐlˈaʊd tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ kɹˈæftsmən ɔːɹ tɹˈeɪdɚɹ ɪn ˌɛni dˈɪstɹɪkt ɪf hiː wɜːɹ ɐ sˈɜːf, ænd ðeɪ klˈeɪmd, ænd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli kˈeɪm tə meɪntˈeɪn, ðə ɹˈaɪt tʊ ɪnvˈɛst ˈʌðɚz wɪððə tˈaɪɾəl ænd pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz ʌv fɹˈiːmɛn.