text_original: Du Bellay strongly urged Francis to take possession at once. He did, indeed, put some few soldiers in it ; but, ever hesitating, the French King vacil  lated, and shrank from offending Charles so openly. Before his decision was taken, Venice had bought the little place.
text_transcription: DUBOLAY STRONGLY URGED FRANCIS TO TAKE POSSESSION AT ONCE HE DID INDEED PUT SOME FEW SOLDIERS IN IT BUT EVER HESITATING THE FRENCH KING VACILLATED AND SHRANK FROM OFFENDING CHARLES SO OPENLY BEFORE THIS DECISION WAS TAKEN VENICE HAD BOUGHT THE LITTLE PLACE
phonemes: dˈuː bˈɛleɪ stɹˈɔŋli ˈɜːdʒd fɹˈænsɪs tə tˈeɪk pəzˈɛʃən ɐtwˈʌns. hiː dˈɪd, ˌɪndˈiːd, pˌʊt sˌʌm fjˈuː sˈoʊldʒɚz ɪn ɪt ; bˌʌt, ˈɛvɚ hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ, ðə fɹˈɛntʃ kˈɪŋ vˈæsɪl lˈeɪɾᵻd, ænd ʃɹˈæŋk fɹʌm əfˈɛndɪŋ tʃˈɑːɹlz sˌoʊ ˈoʊpənli. bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz dᵻsˈɪʒən wʌz tˈeɪkən, vˈɛnɪs hæd bˈɔːt ðə lˈɪɾəl plˈeɪs.