bᵻfˌoːɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹɾɪŋ, hiː ˈɪʃuːd ɐ dˈɑːkjuːmənt ɡɹˈæntɪŋ hɜːɹ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi sˈɛkənd ˈoʊnli tə hɪz ˈoʊn ænd ðə ɹˈaɪt tə ɡˈʌvɚn æz ɪf ʃiː wɜː hˌɪm.
Before departing, he issued a document granting her authority second only to his own and the right to govern as if she were him.