text_original: He then describes in detail all which had befallen him since the outbreak of the rebellion, represents that his Digitized by VjOOQIC The Last Years of Henry IV, 183 abdication had been forced from him, beseeches the abbot to plead for him with the pope, and declares that he is ready to offer any satisfaction, saving the honour of his throne, which might be deemed acceptable. Meanwhile to prove his willingness to do penance he made a pilgrimage to the church at Aachen barefoot in the winter's cold.
text_transcription: HE THEN DESCRIBES IN DETAIL ALL WHICH HAD BEFALLEN HIM SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF THE REBELLION REPRESENTS THAT HIS ABDICATION HAD BEEN FORCED UPON HIM BESEECHES THE ABBOT TO PLEAD FOR HIM WITH THE POPE AND DECLARES THAT HE IS READY TO OFFER ANY SATISFACTION SAVING THE HONOUR OF HIS THRONE WHICH MIGHT BE DEEMED ACCEPTABLE MEANWHILE TO PROVE HIS WILLINGNESS TO DO PENANCE HE MADE A PILGRIMAGE TO THE CHURCH AT ACHEN BAREFOOT IN THE WINTER'S COLD
phonemes: hiː ðˈɛn dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ɪn diːtˈeɪl ˈɔːl wˌɪtʃ hæd bᵻfˈɔːlən hˌɪm sˈɪns ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə ɹᵻbˈɛliən, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts ðæt hɪz dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə lˈæst jˈɪɹz ʌv hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔːɹ, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ˌæbdɪkˈeɪʃən hɐdbɪn fˈɔːɹst fɹʌm hˌɪm, bᵻsˈiːtʃᵻz ðɪ ˈæbət tə plˈiːd fɔːɹ hˌɪm wɪððə pˈoʊp, ænd dᵻklˈɛɹz ðæt hiː ɪz ɹˈɛdi tʊ ˈɔfɚɹ ˌɛni sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən, sˈeɪvɪŋ ðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv hɪz θɹˈoʊn, wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt biː dˈiːmd ɐksˈɛptəbəl. mˈiːnwaɪl tə pɹˈuːv hɪz wˈɪlɪŋnəs tə dˈuː pˈɛnəns hiː mˌeɪd ɐ pˈɪlɡɹɪmɪdʒ tə ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ æɾ ˈɑːtʃən bˈɛɹfʊt ɪnðə wˈɪntɚz kˈoʊld.