text_original: The suitors who came to ask a favour, a post of profit or of honour ; the litigants who feared for the goodness of their cause and wished to have a friend at court ; vassal princes eager to stand well in the Emperor^s graces ; town councillors longing for some special boon or ^ for relief from costly burdens ; provincials of rousoppoT  every class and country ready to buy at any tunities substantial gift of Roman franchise.
text_transcription: THE SUITORS WHO CAME TO ASK A FAVOR A POST OF PROFIT OR OF HONOR THE LITIGANTS WHO FEARED FOR THE GOODNESS OF THEIR CAUSE AND WISHED TO HAVE A FRIEND AT COURT VASSAL PRINCES EAGER TO STAND WELL IN THE EMPEROR'S GRACES TOWN COUNSELLORS LONGING FOR SOME SPECIAL BOON OR FOR RELIEF FROM COSTLY BURDENS PROVINCIALS OF EVERY CLASS AND COUNTRY READY TO BUY AT ANY COST THE SUBSTANTIAL GIFT OF ROMAN FRANCHISE
phonemes: ðə sˈuːɾɚz hˌuː kˈeɪm tʊ ˈæsk ɐ fˈeɪvɚ, ɐ pˈoʊst ʌv pɹˈɑːfɪt ɔːɹ ʌv ˈɑːnɚ ; ðə lˈɪɾɪɡənts hˌuː fˈɪɹd fɚðə ɡˈʊdnəs ʌv ðɛɹ kˈɔːz ænd wˈɪʃt tə hæv ɐ fɹˈɛnd æt kˈɔːɹt ; vˈæsəl pɹˈɪnsᵻz ˈiːɡɚ tə stˈænd wˈɛl ɪnðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ˈɛs ɡɹˈeɪsᵻz ; tˈaʊn kˈaʊnsɪlɚz lˈɔŋɪŋ fɔːɹ sˌʌm spˈɛʃəl bˈuːn ɔːɹ fɔːɹ ɹᵻlˈiːf fɹʌm kˈɔstli bˈɜːdənz ; pɹəvˈɪnʃəlz ʌv ɹaʊsˈɑːpoʊ tˈiː ˈɛvɹi klˈæs ænd kˈʌntɹi ɹˈɛdi tə bˈaɪ æɾ ˌɛni tˈuːnᵻɾiz səbstˈænʃəl ɡˈɪft ʌv ɹˈoʊmən fɹˈæntʃaɪz.