text_original: The bishops then drew up a letter addressed to * brother Hildebrand,* as they dared to Gregory Call him, Setting forth the reasons why they thecouncu renouncod their obedience: his despotic government, which had brought schism and confusion into the Church ; the irregularity of his election, with  out the consent of the heir to the empire ; his intimacy with the countesses Beatrice and Matilda, and their interference in ecclesiastical affairs, which was a scandal to the Church.
text_transcription: THE BISHOPS THEN DREW UP A LETTER ADDRESSED TO BROTHER HILDEBRAND AS THEY DARED TO CALL HIM SETTING FORTH THE REASONS WHY THEY RENOUNCED THEIR OBEDIENCE HIS DESPOTIC GOVERNMENT WHICH HAD BROUGHT SCHISM AND CONFUSION INTO THE CHURCH THE IRREGULARITY OF HIS ELECTION WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE HEIR TO THE EMPIRE HIS INTIMACY WITH THE COUNTESSES BEATRICE AND MATILDA AND THEIR INTERFERENCE IN ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS WHICH WAS A SCANDAL TO THE CHURCH
phonemes: ðə bˈɪʃəps ðˈɛn dɹˈuː ˌʌp ɐ lˈɛɾɚɹ ɐdɹˈɛst tʊ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk bɹˈʌðɚ hˈɪldɪbɹˌænd,ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk æz ðeɪ dˈɛɹd tə ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi kˈɔːl hˌɪm, sˈɛɾɪŋ fˈɔːɹθ ðə ɹˈiːzənz wˌaɪ ðeɪ ðəkˈaʊŋkuː ɹᵻnˈaʊŋkɑːd ðɛɹ oʊbˈiːdiəns: hɪz dɛspˈɑːɾɪk ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wˌɪtʃ hæd bɹˈɔːt skˈɪzəm ænd kənfjˈuːʒən ˌɪntʊ ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ; ðɪ ɪɹˌɛɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi ʌv hɪz ᵻlˈɛkʃən, wɪð ˈaʊt ðə kənsˈɛnt ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹ tə ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ; hɪz ˈɪntɪməsi wɪððə kˈaʊntɛsᵻz bˈiətɹɪs ænd mɐtˈɪldə, ænd ðɛɹ ˌɪntəfˈɪɹəns ɪn ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl ɐfˈɛɹz, wˌɪtʃ wʌzɐ skˈændəl tə ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ.