text_original: Certainly the Normans, if sons of the Church, were wilful and wayward sons ; but they were too useful and too strong for the pope to venture upon a quarrel with them, and Urban no doubt regarded the concessions now made to Roger as a necessary price to pay for the safety of Benevento, and the maintenance of his own position in Rome.
text_transcription: CERTAINLY THE NORMANS IF SONS OF THE CHURCH WERE WILFUL AND WAYWARD SONS BUT THEY WERE TOO USEFUL AND TOO STRONG FOR THE POPE TO VENTURE UPON A QUARREL WITH THEM AND URBAN NO DOUBT REGARDED THE CONCESSIONS NOW MADE TO ROGET AS A NECESSARY PRICE TO PAY FOR THE SAFETY OF BENVENTO AND THE MAINTENANCE OF HIS OWN POSITION IN ROME
phonemes: sˈɜːʔn̩li ðə nˈɔːɹmənz, ɪf sˈʌnz ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ, wɜː wˈɪlfəl ænd wˈeɪwɚd sˈʌnz ; bˌʌt ðeɪ wɜː tˈuː jˈuːsfəl ænd tˈuː stɹˈɔŋ fɚðə pˈoʊp tə vˈɛntʃɚɹ əpˌɑːn ɐ kwˈɔːɹəl wɪð ðˌɛm, ænd ˈɜːbən nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ðə kənsˈɛʃənz nˈaʊ mˌeɪd tə ɹˈɑːdʒɚɹ æz ɐ nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi pɹˈaɪs tə pˈeɪ fɚðə sˈeɪfti ʌv bˌɛnɪvˈɛntoʊ, ænd ðə mˈeɪntənəns ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn pəzˈɪʃən ɪn ɹˈoʊm.