text_original: But in doing so they were encroaching upon the rights of the States  General, which was the only representative assembly of the French nation. And, moreover, it was soon evident that the pa/rlement aimed IV THE PARLIAMENTARY FRONDE 67 primarily at securing its own privileges. Each step in the struggle between the parlemerU and the crown brings out more conclusively the selfishness of the lawyers and their lack of statesmanship.
text_transcription: BUT IN DOING SO THEY WERE ENCROACHING UPON THE RIGHTS OF THE STATES GENERAL WHICH WAS THE ONLY REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE FRENCH NATION AND MOREOVER IT WAS SOON EVIDENT THAT THE PARLIAMENT AIMED PRIMARILY AT SECURING ITS OWN PRIVILEGES EACH STEP IN THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE PARLIAMENT AND THE CROWN BRINGS OUT MORE CONCLUSIVELY THE SELFISHNESS OF THE LAWYERS AND THEIR LACK OF STATESMANSHIP
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪn dˌuːɪŋ sˌoʊ ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɛŋkɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðə ɹˈaɪts ʌvðə stˈeɪts dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, wˌɪtʃ wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ɐsˈɛmbli ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ nˈeɪʃən. ænd, mɔːɹˈoʊvɚ, ɪt wʌz sˈuːn ˈɛvɪdənt ðætðə pˈɑː slˈæʃ ˈɑːɹlˈɛmənt ˈeɪmd ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔːɹ ðə pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi fɹˈɑːnd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli æt sᵻkjˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪts ˈoʊn pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz. ˈiːtʃ stˈɛp ɪnðə stɹˈʌɡəl bᵻtwˌiːn ðə pˈɑːɹlɛmɚ jˈuː ænd ðə kɹˈaʊn bɹˈɪŋz ˈaʊt mˈɔːɹ kəŋklˈuːsɪvli ðə sˈɛlfɪʃnəs ʌvðə lˈɔɪɚz ænd ðɛɹ lˈæk ʌv stˈeɪtsmənʃˌɪp.