text_original: The presents which town councils and other corporate bodies had offered to each sovereign at his accession had grown into a bnrdensome exaction, and they heard with thank  fulness that Trajan would take nothing at their hands.
text_transcription: THE PRESENCE WHICH TOWN COUNCILS AND OTHER CORPORATE BODIES HAD OFFERED TO EACH SOVEREIGN AT HIS ACCESSION HAD GROWN INTO A BURDENSOME EXACTION AND THEY HEARD WITH THANKFULNESS THAT TRAJAN WOULD TAKE NOTHING AT THEIR HANDS
phonemes: ðə pɹˈɛzənts wˌɪtʃ tˈaʊn kˈaʊnsəlz ænd ˈʌðɚ kˈɔːɹpɚɹət bˈɑːdiz hæd ˈɔfɚd tʊ ˈiːtʃ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn æt hɪz ɐksˈɛʃən hæd ɡɹˈoʊn ˌɪntʊ ɐ bˌiːˌɛnˈɑːɹdˈɛnsʌm ɛɡzˈækʃən, ænd ðeɪ hˈɜːd wɪð θˈæŋk fˈʌlnəs ðæt tɹˈædʒən wʊd tˈeɪk nˈʌθɪŋ æt ðɛɹ hˈændz.