text_original: Below these came the mass of stipendiary towns, subject to tax and tithe at the discretion of the Roman rulers, but administered by their own magistrates and little meddled with by the central government. Around each of these were often grouped a number of villages^ cantons^ haynlets^ called by various names, and more or less de  pendent on the central town, of whose territory they formed a part, and by whose magistrates they were ad  ministered.
text_transcription: BELOW THESE CAME THE MASS OF STIPENDIARY TOWNS SUBJECT TO TAX AND TITHE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ROMAN RULERS BUT ADMINISTERED BY THEIR OWN MAGISTRATES AND LITTLE MEDDLED WITH BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AROUND SUCH OF THESE WERE OFTEN GROUPED A NUMBER OF VILLAGES CANTONS HAMLETS CALLED BY VARIOUS NAMES AND MORE OR LESS DEPENDENT ON THE CENTRAL TOWN OF WHOSE TERRITORY THEY FORMED A PART AND BY WHOSE MAGISTRATES THEY WERE ADMINISTERED
phonemes: bᵻlˌoʊ ðiːz kˈeɪm ðə mˈæs ʌv stˈaɪpəndjɚɹi tˈaʊnz, sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə tˈæks ænd tˈaɪð æt ðə dɪskɹˈɛʃən ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ɹˈuːlɚz, bˌʌt ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚd baɪ ðɛɹ ˈoʊn mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪts ænd lˈɪɾəl mˈɛdəld wɪð baɪ ðə sˈɛntɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt. ɚɹˈaʊnd ˈiːtʃ əv ðiːz wɜːɹ ˈɔfən ɡɹˈuːpt ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz kˈæntɑːnz hˈeɪnlɪts kˈɔːld baɪ vˈɛɹiəs nˈeɪmz, ænd mˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs də pˈɛndənt ɔnðə sˈɛntɹəl tˈaʊn, ʌv hˌuːz tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi ðeɪ fˈɔːɹmd ɐ pˈɑːɹt, ænd baɪ hˌuːz mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪts ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈæd mˈɪnɪstɚd.