wɪððə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˌɪntɚɹᵻɡnˈʌm ɪnðə mˈɪd θˈɜːtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ænd ðə lˈɔs ʌv hˈoʊhənstˌɔːfən pɹətˈɛkʃən, sˈeɪləm bɪɡˈæn tə dᵻklˈaɪn æz ɪts pəzˈɛʃənz wɜːɹ ɐtˈækt baɪ lˈoʊkəl ɹˈaɪvəlz ænd wʌz dɹˈɪvən ˌɪntʊ dˈɛt.
With the beginning of the Great Interregnum in the mid-13th century and the loss of Hohenstaufen protection, Salem began to decline as its possessions were attacked by local rivals and was driven into debt.