text_original: The duke now ruling was a Frank named Eric, a man distinguished in the wars, and who might truly be called a Pala  din of Charles's court, but also a generous benefactor of the poor, a friend of the Church, a man to whom WARS WITH AVARS AND SCLAVES. 215 Paulinus^ Bishop of Aquileia, addressed a treatise on practical religion (perhaps something like Jeremy Taylor's treatise on Holy Living), evidently with the assurance that it would meet with a hearty wel  come from his friend.
text_transcription: THE DUKE NOW RULING WAS A FRANK NAMED ERIC A MAN DISTINGUISHED IN THE WARS WHO MIGHT TRULY BE CALLED A PALADIN OF CHARLES'S COURT BUT ALSO A GENEROUS BENEFACTOR OF THE POOR A FRIEND OF THE CHURCH A MAN TO WHOM POLINUS BISHOP OF AQUILEIA ADDRESSED A TREATISE ON PRACTICAL RELIGION PERHAPS SOMETHING LIKE JEREMY TAYLOR'S TREATISE ON HOLY LIVING EVIDENTLY WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT IT WOULD BE MET WITH A HEARTY WELCOME FROM HIS FRIEND
phonemes: ðə dˈuːk nˈaʊ ɹˈuːlɪŋ wʌzɐ fɹˈæŋk nˈeɪmd ˈɛɹɪk, ɐ mˈæn dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt ɪnðə wˈɔːɹz, ænd hˌuː mˌaɪt tɹˈuːli biː kˈɔːld ɐ pˈɑːlə dˈɪn ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlzᵻz kˈɔːɹt, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəs bˈɛnɪfˌæktɚɹ ʌvðə pˈʊɹ, ɐ fɹˈɛnd ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ, ɐ mˈæn tə hˈuːm wˈɔːɹz wɪð ˈævɑːɹz ænd sklˈeɪvz. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn pˈɔːlɪnəs bˈɪʃəp ʌv ˈækwɪlˌeɪə, ɐdɹˈɛst ɐ tɹˈiːɾɪz ˌɔn pɹˈæktɪkəl ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən (pɚhˈæps sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk dʒˈɛɹəmi tˈeɪlɚz tɹˈiːɾɪz ˌɔn hˈoʊli lˈɪvɪŋ), ˈɛvɪdəntli wɪððɪ əʃˈʊɹɹəns ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd mˈiːt wɪð ɐ hˈɑːɹɾi wˈɛl kˈʌm fɹʌm hɪz fɹˈɛnd.