text_original: It really rested upon Old Testament precedents, such as the anointings of Saul and of David : and it was possibly intended, as already hinted, to replace in some degree the religious sanction which in old heathen days royal families, such as the Merovin  PIPPIN, KING OF THE FRANKS. 93 g'ians, had possessed in their fabled descent from oods and deiTii o:ods. Secondly : as to the bestowal on Pippin of the title " Patrician of the Eomans."
text_transcription: IT REALLY RESTED UPON OLD TESTAMENT PRECEDENTS SUCH AS THE ANOINTINGS OF SOLON OF DAVID AND IT WAS POSSIBLY INTENDED AS ALREADY HINTED TO REPLACE IN SOME DEGREE THE RELIGIOUS SANCTION WHICH IN OLD HEATHEN DAYS ROYAL FAMILIES SUCH AS THE MARAVINGIANS HAD POSSESSED IN THEIR FABLE DESCENT FROM GODS AND DEMIGODS SECONDLY AS TO THE BESTOWAL ON PIPPIN OF THE TITLED PATRICIAN OF THE ROMANS
phonemes: ɪt ɹˈiəli ɹˈɛstᵻd əpˌɑːn ˈoʊld tˈɛstəmənt pɹˈɛsᵻdənts, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪ ɐnˈɔɪntɪŋz ʌv sˈɔːl ænd ʌv dˈeɪvɪd : ænd ɪt wʌz pˈɑːsᵻbli ɪntˈɛndᵻd, æz ɔːlɹˌɛdi hˈɪntᵻd, tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ɪn sˌʌm dᵻɡɹˈiː ðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs sˈæŋkʃən wˌɪtʃ ɪn ˈoʊld hˈiːðən dˈeɪz ɹˈɔɪəl fˈæmɪliz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə mˈɛɹəvˌɪn pˈɪpɪn, kˈɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈæŋks. nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː dʒˈiːˈɪənz, hæd pəzˈɛst ɪn ðɛɹ fˈeɪbəld dᵻsˈɛnt fɹʌm ˈuːdz ænd dˈeɪ tˈɪaɪ ˈoʊ:ˈɑːdz. sˈɛkəndli : æz tə ðə bᵻstˈoʊəl ˌɔn pˈɪpɪn ʌvðə tˈaɪɾəl " pætɹˈɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈiːɑːmənz."