text_original: In principle he was a severe Gregorian, yet he had exasperated that party, and indeed the whole body of the clergy, first by proposing a spolia  tion of their property and privileges, and then by sur  rendering the right of investiture, the very thing for the sake of which he had made this preposterous bargain.
text_transcription: IN PRINCIPLE HE WAS A SEVERE GREGORIAN YET HE HAD EXASPERATED THAT PARTY AND INDEED THE WHOLE BODY OF THE CLERGY FIRST BY PROPOSING A SPOLIATION OF THEIR PROPERTY AND PRIVILEGES AND THEN BY SURRENDERING THE RIGHT OF INVESTITURE THE VERY THING FOR THE SAKE OF WHICH HE HAD MADE HIS PREPOSTEROUS BARGAIN
phonemes: ɪn pɹˈɪnsɪpəl hiː wʌzɐ sᵻvˈɪɹ ɡɹɛɡˈɔːɹiən, jˈɛt hiː hæd ɛɡzˈæspɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðæt pˈɑːɹɾi, ænd ˌɪndˈiːd ðə hˈoʊl bˈɑːdi ʌvðə klˈɜːdʒi, fˈɜːst baɪ pɹəpˈoʊzɪŋ ɐ spˈoʊliə tɪˈɑːn ʌv ðɛɹ pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ænd pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz, ænd ðˈɛn baɪ sˈɜː ɹˈɛndɚɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv ɪnvˈɛstɪtʃɚ, ðə vˈɛɹi θˈɪŋ fɚðə sˈeɪk ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː hæd mˌeɪd ðɪs pɹɪpˈɔstɚɹəs bˈɑːɹɡɪn.