text_original: J But investiture as then practised did involve these consequences, for it was made with the ring and staff, the emblems of spiritual marriage and authority ; investiture by these signified the bestowal, not merely of the temporalities, but of the office itself; it meant that the receiver became the absolute vassal — in technical feudal language, ' the man ' — of him who thus invested him.
text_transcription: BUT INVESTITURE AS THEN PRACTISED DID INVOLVE THESE CONSEQUENCES FOR IT WAS MADE WITH THE RING AND STAFF THE EMBLEMS OF SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE AND AUTHORITY INVESTITURE BY THESE SIGNIFIED THE BESTOWAL NOT MERELY OF THE TEMPORALITIES BUT OF THE OFFICE ITSELF IT MEANT THAT THE RECEIVER BECAME THE ABSOLUTE VASSAL IN TECHNICAL FEUDAL LANGUAGE THE MAN OF HIM WHO THUS INVESTED HIM
phonemes: dʒˈeɪ bˌʌt ɪnvˈɛstɪtʃɚɹ æz ðˈɛn pɹˈæktɪst dˈɪd ɪnvˈɑːlv ðiːz kˈɑːnsɪkwənsᵻz, fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz mˌeɪd wɪððə ɹˈɪŋ ænd stˈæf, ðɪ ˈɛmbləmz ʌv spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl mˈæɹɪdʒ ænd ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ; ɪnvˈɛstɪtʃɚ baɪ ðiːz sˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪd ðə bᵻstˈoʊəl, nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli ʌvðə tˌɛmpɔːɹˈælᵻɾiz, bˌʌt ʌvðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ɪtsˈɛlf; ɪt mˈɛnt ðætðə ɹᵻsˈiːvɚ bɪkˌeɪm ðɪ ˈæbsəlˌuːt vˈæsəl — ɪn tˈɛknɪkəl fjˈuːdəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, ðə mˈæn — ʌv hˌɪm hˌuː ðˈʌs ɪnvˈɛstᵻd hˌɪm.