text_original: Anxious to DOWNFALL, 253 avert an open rebellion, Charles had granted the Treaty of Nuremberg, allowing liberty of conscience to the Lutherans ; and the remem  brance of this concession was a thorn in his flesJi. Since then, also, the Protestants had gained in strength ; they would be hard sub  jects to master.
text_transcription: ANXIOUS TO AVERT AN OPEN REBELLION CHARLES HAD GRANTED THE TREATY OF NUREMBERG ALLOWING LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE TO THE LUTHERANS AND THE REMEMBRANCE OF THIS CONCESSION WAS A THORN IN HIS FLESH SINCE THEN ALSO THE PROTESTANTS HAD GAINED IN STRENGTH THEY WOULD BE HARD SUBJECTS TO MASTER
phonemes: ˈæŋʃəs tə dˈaʊnfɔːl, tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː ɐvˈɜːt ɐn ˈoʊpən ɹᵻbˈɛliən, tʃˈɑːɹlz hæd ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv njʊɹɹˈɛmbɜːɡ, ɐlˈaʊɪŋ lˈɪbɚɾi ʌv kˈɑːnʃəns tə ðə lˈuːθɜːɹənz ; ænd ðə ɹᵻmˈɛm bɹˈæns ʌv ðɪs kənsˈɛʃən wʌzɐ θˈɔːɹn ɪn hɪz flˈɛz dʒˈaɪ. sˈɪns ðˈɛn, ˈɔːlsoʊ, ðə pɹˈɑːɾɪstənts hæd ɡˈeɪnd ɪn stɹˈɛŋθ ; ðeɪ wʊd biː hˈɑːɹd sˈʌb dʒˈɛkts tə mˈæstɚ.