fˈælkændəs ɪmplˈaɪz ðæt ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd fˈeɪld ɐtˈɛmpts tʊ ᵻlˈɛkt ɐn ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəp tə ðə vˈeɪkənt sˈiː bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv stˈiːvən dˈuː pɚtʃˈɛ ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.
Falcandus implies that there had been repeated failed attempts to elect an archbishop to the vacant see before the election of Stephen du Perche in November 1167.