text_original: When the spiritual head of the Roman Empire pro  claimed a war for the defence of the faith, it was the natural duty of the emperor, as the temporal head, to lead the hosts of Christendom upon the enterprise; but Henry was disqualified by excommunication, and this inability tended, of course, to lower him still more in the eyes of the world, and so far to weaken him in his contest with the pope.
text_transcription: WHEN THE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE PROCLAIMED A WAR FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE FAITH IT WAS THE NATURAL DUTY OF THE EMPEROR AS THE TEMPORAL HEAD TO LEAD THE HOSTS OF CHRISTENDOM UPON THE ENTERPRISE BUT HENRY WAS DISQUALIFIED BY EXCOMMUNICATION AND THIS INABILITY TENDED OF COURSE TO LOWER HIM STILL MORE IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD AND SO FAR TO WEAKEN HIM IN HIS CONTEST WITH THE POPE
phonemes: wˌɛn ðə spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl hˈɛd ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ pɹˈoʊ klˈeɪmd ɐ wˈɔːɹ fɚðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌvðə fˈeɪθ, ɪt wʌzðə nˈætʃɚɹəl dˈuːɾi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, æz ðə tˈɛmpɚɹəl hˈɛd, tə lˈiːd ðə hˈoʊsts ʌv kɹˈɪsəndəm əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz; bˌʌt hˈɛnɹi wʌz dɪskwˈɑːlᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ɛkskəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən, ænd ðɪs ɪnɐbˈɪləɾi tˈɛndᵻd, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, tə lˈoʊɚ hˌɪm stˈɪl mˈɔːɹ ɪnðɪ ˈaɪz ʌvðə wˈɜːld, ænd sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ tə wˈiːkən hˌɪm ɪn hɪz kˈɑːntɛst wɪððə pˈoʊp.