text_original: They brought encouraging replies from the people and the pope, and the chancellor Adalbert and four knights were now sent forward to confer with Pascal while the army halted at Sutri. The Conference popo was in a dilemma. He could not rely ^pe. His on the Romans or on the Normans to offer prolyl any resistance to the king, and yet he dared not concede the right of lay investiture — the 7ery point Digitized by VjOOQIC 192 HlLDEBRAND for which the Church had been making such a long and gallant struggle.
text_transcription: THEY BROUGHT ENCOURAGING REPLIES FROM THE PEOPLE AND THE POPE AND THE CHANCELLOR ALBERT AND FOUR KNIGHTS WERE NOW SENT FORWARD TO CONFER WITH PASCAL WHILE THE ARMY HALTED AT SUTRI THE POPE WAS IN A DILEMMA HE COULD NOT RELY ON THE ROMANS OR ON THE NORMANS TO OFFER ANY RESISTANCE TO THE KING AND YET HE DARED NOT CONCEDE THE RIGHT OF LAY AND VESTITURE THE VERY POINT FOR WHICH THE CHURCH HAD BEEN MAKING SUCH A LONG AND GALLANT STRUGGLE
phonemes: ðeɪ bɹˈɔːt ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒɪŋ ɹᵻplˈaɪz fɹʌmðə pˈiːpəl ænd ðə pˈoʊp, ænd ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ɐdˈælbɚt ænd fˈɔːɹ nˈaɪts wɜː nˈaʊ sˈɛnt fˈɔːɹwɚd tə kənfˈɜː wɪð pˈæskəl wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi hˈɔltᵻd æt sjˈuːtɹi. ðə kˈɑːnfɹəns pˈoʊpoʊ wʌz ɪn ɐ dᵻlˈɛmə. hiː kʊd nˌɑːt ɹᵻlˈaɪ pˈiː. hɪz ɔnðə ɹˈoʊmənz ɔːɹ ɔnðə nˈɔːɹmənz tʊ ˈɔfɚ pɹˈɑːlɪl ˌɛni ɹᵻsˈɪstəns tə ðə kˈɪŋ, ænd jˈɛt hiː dˈɛɹd nˌɑːt kənsˈiːd ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv lˈeɪ ɪnvˈɛstɪtʃɚ — ðə sˈɛvən ˈɜːɹi pˈɔɪnt dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː ˌeɪtʃˈɛl ˈɛldˈɛbɹænd fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ hɐdbɪn mˌeɪkɪŋ sˈʌtʃ ɐ lˈɔŋ ænd ɡˈælənt stɹˈʌɡəl.