text_original: He was regarded as a reckless profligate and an unprincipled schemer. There must have been much exaggeration about some of the tales that were told and accepted concerning him, for it is hard to believe that at a time so near to our own a prince of {102} the Royal House of England could have lived a life the story of which might seem to have belonged to the worst days of the Lower Empire.
text_transcription: HE WAS REGARDED AS A RECKLESS PROFLIGATE AND AN UNPRINCIPLED SCHEMER THERE MUST HAVE BEEN MUCH EXAGGERATION ABOUT SOME OF THE TALES THAT WERE TOLD AND ACCEPTED CONCERNING HIM FOR IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AT A TIME SO NEAR TO OUR OWN A PRINCE OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF ENGLAND COULD HAVE LIVED A LIFE THE STORY OF WHICH MIGHT SEEM TO HAVE BELONGED TO THE WORST DAYS OF THE LOWER EMPIRE
phonemes: hiː wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐ ɹˈɛkləs pɹˈɑːflᵻɡˌeɪt ænd ɐn ʌnpɹˈɪnsɪpəld skˈiːmɚ. ðɛɹ mˈʌstɐv bˌɪn mˈʌtʃ ɛɡzˌædʒɚɹˈeɪʃən ɐbˌaʊt sˌʌm ʌvðə tˈeɪlz ðæt wɜː tˈoʊld ænd ɐksˈɛptᵻd kənsˈɜːnɪŋ hˌɪm, fɔːɹ ɪɾ ɪz hˈɑːɹd tə bᵻlˈiːv ðæt æɾə tˈaɪm sˌoʊ nˌɪɹ tʊ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn ɐ pɹˈɪns ʌv {wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː} ðə ɹˈɔɪəl hˈaʊs ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd kˌʊdɐv lˈɪvd ɐ lˈaɪf ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌvwˈɪtʃ mˌaɪt sˈiːm tə hæv bᵻlˈɔŋd tə ðə wˈɜːst dˈeɪz ʌvðə lˈoʊɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ.