text_original: On slight and arbitrary pretexts the nobles were imprisoned and their castles and treasures confis  cated, military fiefs and oflSces of dignity and trust, both secular and clerical, were bestowed on men of low birth, the servile creatures of the emperor.
text_transcription: ON SLIGHT AND ARBITRARY PRETEXTS THE NOBLES WERE IMPRISONED AND THEIR CASTLES AND TREASURES CONFISCATED MILITARY THIEFS AND OFFICES OF DIGNITY AND TRUST BOTH SECULAR AND CLERICAL WERE BESTOWED ON MEN OF LOW BIRTH THE SERVILE CREATURES OF THE EMPEROR
phonemes: ˌɔn slˈaɪt ænd ˈɑːɹbɪtɹˌɛɹi pɹˈiːtɛksts ðə nˈoʊbəlz wɜːɹ ɪmpɹˈɪzənd ænd ðɛɹ kˈæsəlz ænd tɹˈɛʒɚz kˈɑːnfiz kˈeɪɾᵻd, mˈɪlətˌɛɹi fˈiːfs ænd ˈɑːfəl sˈɛᵻz ʌv dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ænd tɹˈʌst, bˈoʊθ sˈɛkjʊlɚ ænd klˈɛɹɪkəl, wɜː bᵻstˈoʊd ˌɔn mˈɛn ʌv lˈoʊ bˈɜːθ, ðə sˈɜːvaɪl kɹˈiːtʃɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ.