text_original: While Charles's new legislation was in general of an enlightened and civilized character, a modern reader is surprised and pained b\' the prominence which he gives, or allows, to those barbarous and superstitious modes of determining doubtful causes — wager of battle, ordeal by the cross, and ordeal by tlie hot ploughshares.
text_transcription: WHILE CHARLES'S NEW LEGISLATION WAS IN GENERAL OF AN ENLIGHTENED AND CIVILIZED CHARACTER A MODERN READER IS SURPRISED AND PAINED BY THE PROMINENCE WHICH HE GIVES OR ALLOWS TO THOSE BARBAROUS AND SUPERSTITIOUS MODES OF DETERMINING DOUBTFUL CAUSES WAGER OF BATTLE ORDEAL BY THE CROSS AND ORDEAL BY THE HOT PLOUGHSHARES
phonemes: wˌaɪl tʃˈɑːɹlzᵻz nˈuː lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən wʌz ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl əvən ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩d ænd sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd kˈæɹɪktɚ, ɐ mˈɑːdɚn ɹˈiːdɚɹ ɪz sɚpɹˈaɪzd ænd pˈeɪnd bˈiː bˈækslæʃ ðə pɹˈɑːmɪnəns wˌɪtʃ hiː ɡˈɪvz, ɔːɹ ɐlˈaʊz, tə ðoʊz bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs ænd sˌuːpɚstˈɪʃəs mˈoʊdz ʌv dɪtˈɜːmɪnɪŋ dˈaʊtfəl kˈɔːzᵻz — wˈeɪdʒɚɹ ʌv bˈæɾəl, ɔːɹdˈiəl baɪ ðə kɹˈɔs, ænd ɔːɹdˈiəl baɪ tˈiːlˈaɪ hˈɑːt plˈaʊʃɛɹz.