text_original: To England, where William the Bed had just succeeded his father, he sent a special messenger, with a friendly letter to Lanfranc, imploring him to exhort the king to support the Roman Church in her distress, and to be punctual in the payment of Peter's pence.
text_transcription: TO ENGLAND WHERE WILLIAM THE RED HAD JUST SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER HE SENT A SPECIAL MESSENGER WITH A FRIENDLY LETTER TO LAN FRANK IMPLORING HIM TO EXHORT THE KING TO SUPPORT THE ROMAN CHURCH IN HER DISTRESS AND TO BE PUNCTUAL IN THE PAYMENT OF PETER'S PENCE
phonemes: tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd, wˌɛɹ wˈɪljəm ðə bˈɛd hæd dʒˈʌst səksˈiːdᵻd hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, hiː sˈɛnt ɐ spˈɛʃəl mˈɛsɪndʒɚ, wɪð ɐ fɹˈɛndli lˈɛɾɚ tə lˈænfɹæŋk, ɪmplˈɔːɹɪŋ hˌɪm tʊ ɛɡzˈɔːɹt ðə kˈɪŋ tə səpˈɔːɹt ðə ɹˈoʊmən tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn hɜː dɪstɹˈɛs, ænd təbi pˈʌŋktʃuːəl ɪnðə pˈeɪmənt ʌv pˈiːɾɚz pˈɛns.