ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəlswˌɪtʃ hæd nˈoʊ sˈɛt pˈætɚn ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹm ʌv lˈɛɾɚɹɪŋ lˈeɪd dˈaʊnwɚ jˈuːʒuːəli ʃˈoʊn ɪn kˈʌmpəni wɪððə ɹˈɔɪəl ˈɑːɹmz ɔːɹ kɹˈaʊn æz ɔnðə kˈɪŋz mˈænɚz ænd pˈæleɪsˌɛsʌtʃ æz ðoʊz ʌv hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt ɔnðə ɡˈeɪthaʊs ʌv sənt dʒˈeɪmzᵻz pˈælɪs.
The initialswhich had no set pattern or form of lettering laid downwere usually shown in company with the royal arms or crown as on the king's manors and palacessuch as those of Henry VIII on the gatehouse of St James's Palace.