text_original: To the court of Constantine V. fled the young Adelchis, son of Desiderius, on the downfall of the Lombard kingdom (774).* He was well received by the emperor, who bestowed upon him the high  sounding title of Patrician, thus making him, as far as rank in the empire went, at least the equal of his conqueror, Charles.
text_transcription: TO THE COURT OF CONSTANTINE THE FIFTH FLED THE YOUNG ADELCHIUS SON OF DESIDERIUS ON THE DOWNFALL OF THE LOMBARD KINGDOM IN SEVENT SEVENTY FOUR HE WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THE EMPEROR WHO BESTOWED UPON HIM THE HIGH SOUNDING TITLE OF PATRICIAN THUS MAKING HIM AS FAR AS RANK IN THE EMPIRE WENT AT LEAST THE EQUAL OF HIS CONQUEROR CHARLES
phonemes: tə ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːn vˈiː. flˈɛd ðə jˈʌŋ ɐdˈɛltʃɪz, sˈʌn ʌv dɪzɪdˈɪɹiəs, ɔnðə dˈaʊnfɔːl ʌvðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd kˈɪŋdəm (sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ).ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk hiː wʌz wˈɛl ɹᵻsˈiːvd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, hˌuː bᵻstˈoʊd əpˌɑːn hˌɪm ðə hˈaɪ sˈaʊndɪŋ tˈaɪɾəl ʌv pætɹˈɪʃən, ðˈʌs mˈeɪkɪŋ hˌɪm, æz fˈɑːɹ æz ɹˈæŋk ɪnðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ wˈɛnt, æt lˈiːst ðɪ ˈiːkwəl ʌv hɪz kˈɑːŋkɚɹɚ, tʃˈɑːɹlz.