text_original: Such a decree obviously touched the royal power in Germany and Italy in its tenderest point. It looks as if Gregory was now determined to leave the king no choice between absolute submission and an open rupture with Rome.
text_transcription: SUCH A DECREE OBVIOUSLY TOUCHED THE ROYAL POWER IN GERMANY AND ITALY IN ITS TENDEREST POINT IT LOOKS AS IF GREGORY WERE NOW DETERMINED TO LEAVE THE KING NO CHOICE BETWEEN ABSOLUTE SUBMISSION AND AN OPEN RUPTURE WITH ROME
phonemes: sˈʌtʃ ɐ dᵻkɹˈiː ˈɑːbviəsli tˈʌtʃt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn dʒˈɜːməni ænd ˈɪɾəli ɪn ɪts tˈɛndɚɹɪst pˈɔɪnt. ɪt lˈʊks æz ɪf ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi wʌz nˈaʊ dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə lˈiːv ðə kˈɪŋ nˈoʊ tʃˈɔɪs bᵻtwˌiːn ˈæbsəlˌuːt səbmˈɪʃən ænd ɐn ˈoʊpən ɹˈʌptʃɚ wɪð ɹˈoʊm.