text_original: It was pledged to my grandfather for two hundred crowns by a knight of Malta, who soon after perished in a sea engagement with the enemies of our faith, so that it became the property of our house, and was bequeathed to me by the old gentleman, as a memorial of his particular affection.
text_transcription: IT WAS PLEDGED TO MY GRANDFATHER FOR TWO HUNDRED CROWNS BY A KNIGHT OF MALTA WHO SOON AFTER PERISHED IN A SEA ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ENEMIES OF OUR FAITH SO THAT IT BECAME THE PROPERTY OF OUR HOUSE AND WAS BEQUEATHED TO ME BY THE OLD GENTLEMAN AS IMMEMORIAL OF HIS PARTICULAR AFFECTION
phonemes: ɪt wʌz plˈɛdʒd tə maɪ ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ fɔːɹ tˈuː hˈʌndɹɪd kɹˈaʊnz baɪ ɐ nˈaɪt ʌv mˈɔltə, hˌuː sˈuːn ˈæftɚ pˈɛɹɪʃt ɪn ɐ sˈiː ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt wɪððɪ ˈɛnəmiz ʌv ˌaʊɚ fˈeɪθ, sˌoʊ ðˌɐɾɪt bɪkˌeɪm ðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ʌv ˌaʊɚ hˈaʊs, ænd wʌz bᵻkwˈiːðd tə mˌiː baɪ ðɪ ˈoʊld dʒˈɛntəlmən, æz ɐ məmˈɔːɹɪəl ʌv hɪz pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹ ɐfˈɛkʃən.