text_original: Having spent his Christmas at Florence, and paid his devotions at the tombs of the Apostles in Rome, he proceeded southward (787), and on the confines of the Beneventan territory was met by Romwald, son of Arichis, with gifts and promises and entreaties that he would not enter his father's territory.
text_transcription: HAVING SPENT HIS CHRISTMAS AT FLORENCE AND PAID HIS DEVOTIONS AT THE TOMBS OF THE APOSTLES IN ROME HE PROCEEDED SOUTHWARD SEVEN EIGHTY SEVEN AND ON THE CONFINES OF THE BENEVENT AND TERRITORY WAS MET BY ROMWALDT SON OF ARECUS WITH GIFTS AND PROMISES AND ENTREATIES THAT HE WOULD NOT ENTER HIS FATHER'S TERRITORY
phonemes: hˌævɪŋ spˈɛnt hɪz kɹˈɪsməs æt flˈɔːɹəns, ænd pˈeɪd hɪz dɪvˈoʊʃənz æt ðə tˈuːmz ʌvðɪ ɐpˈɑːsəlz ɪn ɹˈoʊm, hiː pɹəsˈiːdᵻd sˈaʊθwɚd (sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən), ænd ɔnðə kənfˈaɪnz ʌvðə bˈɛnɪvˌɛntən tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi wʌz mˈɛt baɪ ɹˈɑːmwəld, sˈʌn ʌv æɹˈɪtʃɪz, wɪð ɡˈɪfts ænd pɹˈɑːmɪsᵻz ænd ɛntɹˈiːɾiz ðæt hiː wʊd nˌɑːt ˈɛntɚ hɪz fˈɑːðɚz tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi.