text_original: That the pope had a right to excommunicate the king, and that he had exercised it justly, was soon decided by the council in the Digitized by VjOOQIC 124 HlLDEBRAND aflirmative. Bufc the right of the pope to depoHe, and of the council to make a new election, was not so easily determined. The nobles did not wish to acknowledge an absolute right in the pope to dispose of the throne ; but, on the other hand, they  did wish to use the papal excommunication as a pretext for electing a new king.
text_transcription: THAT THE POPE HAD A RIGHT TO EXCOMMUNICATE THE KING AND THAT HE HAD EXERCISED IT JUSTLY WAS SOON DECIDED BY THE COUNCIL IN THE AFFIRMATIVE THAT THE RIGHT OF THE POPE TO DEPOSE AND OF THE COUNCIL TO MAKE A NEW ELECTION WAS NOT SO EASILY DETERMINED THE NOBLES DID NOT WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT IN THE POPE TO DISPOSE OF THE THRONE BUT ON THE OTHER HAND THEY DID WISH TO USE THE PAPAL EXCOMMUNICATION AS A PRETEXT FOR ELECTING A NEW KING
phonemes: ðætðə pˈoʊp hæd ɐ ɹˈaɪt tʊ ɛkskəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪt ðə kˈɪŋ, ænd ðæt hiː hæd ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd ɪt dʒˈʌstli, wʌz sˈuːn dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd baɪ ðə kˈaʊnsəl ɪnðə dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ ˌeɪtʃˈɛl ˈɛldˈɛbɹænd ɐflˈɜːmətˌɪv. bˈʌfk ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌvðə pˈoʊp tə dᵻpˈoʊ hiː, ænd ʌvðə kˈaʊnsəl tə mˌeɪk ɐ nˈuː ᵻlˈɛkʃən, wʌz nˌɑːt sˌoʊ ˈiːzili dɪtˈɜːmɪnd. ðə nˈoʊbəlz dɪdnˌɑːt wˈɪʃ tʊ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒ ɐn ˈæbsəlˌuːt ɹˈaɪt ɪnðə pˈoʊp tə dɪspˈoʊz ʌvðə θɹˈoʊn ; bˌʌt, ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd, ðeɪ dˈɪd wˈɪʃ tə jˈuːz ðə pˈeɪpəl ɛkskəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən æz ɐ pɹˈiːtɛkst fɔːɹ ᵻlˈɛktɪŋ ɐ nˈuː kˈɪŋ.