ɪn fɹˈiːdɹɪtʃ ʃˈɪlɚz plˈeɪ wˈɪljəm tˈɛl, ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ, ðɪs ˈoʊθ ʌvðə mˈɛnʃənd θɹˈiː mˈɛn tˈeɪks plˈeɪs ɪn wˈɔltɚ fˈuːəsts hˈaʊs ɪn ˈɔːltdoːɹf ænd bˈeɪsɪkli kənsˈɪsts əvə pɹˈɑːmɪs tə mˈiːt ɐɡˈɛn ˌɔn wˈʌn ˈɔːɡəst ɔnðə ɹˈuːtli mˈɛdoʊ ænd tə bɹˈɪŋ wɪð ðˌɛm lˈiːdɪŋ ænd bɹˈeɪv mˈɛn ʌvðə θɹˈiː kˈæntɑːnz tə dᵻsˈaɪd əpˌɑːn ɐ kˈɑːmən ˈækʃən plˈæn.
In Friedrich Schiller's play William Tell, written in 1804, this oath of the mentioned three men takes place in Walter Fürst's house in Altdorf and basically consists of a promise to meet again on 1 August on the Rütli meadow and to bring with them leading and brave men of the three cantons to decide upon a common action plan.