text_original: But, before they got out of sight of their pursuer, they held a council of war about me, and some of the most ferocious among them would have thrown me overboard as a traitor who had betrayed them to their enemies; but others, more considerate, alleged, that if they put me to death, and should afterwards be taken, they could expect no mercy from the legislature, which would never pardon outlawry aggravated by murder.
text_transcription: BUT BEFORE THEY GOT OUT OF SIGHT OF THEIR PURSUER THEY HELD A COUNCIL OF WAR ABOUT ME AND SOME OF THE MOST FEROCIOUS AMONG THEM WOULD HAVE THROWN ME OVERBOARD AS A TRAITOR WHO HAD BETRAYED THEM TO THEIR ENEMIES BUT OTHERS MORE CONSIDERATE ALLEGED THAT IF THEY PUT ME TO DEATH AND SHOULD AFTERWARDS BE TAKEN THEY COULD EXPECT NO MERCY FROM THE LEGISLATURE WHICH WOULD NEVER PARDON OUTLAWRY AGGRAVATED BY MURDER
phonemes: bˌʌt, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðeɪ ɡɑːt ˌaʊɾəv sˈaɪt ʌv ðɛɹ pɚsˈuːɚ, ðeɪ hˈɛld ɐ kˈaʊnsəl ʌv wˈɔːɹ ɐbˈaʊt mˌiː, ænd sˌʌm ʌvðə mˈoʊst fəɹˈoʊʃəs ɐmˌʌŋ ðˌɛm wʊdhɐv θɹˈoʊn mˌiː ˌoʊvɚbˈɔːɹd æz ɐ tɹˈeɪɾɚ hˌuː hæd bᵻtɹˈeɪd ðˌɛm tə ðɛɹ ˈɛnəmiz; bˌʌt ˈʌðɚz, mˈɔːɹ kənsˈɪdɚɹət, ɐlˈɛdʒd, ðæt ɪf ðeɪ pˌʊt mˌiː tə dˈɛθ, ænd ʃˌʊd ˈæftɚwɚdz biː tˈeɪkən, ðeɪ kʊd ɛkspˈɛkt nˈoʊ mˈɜːsi fɹʌmðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʊd nˈɛvɚ pˈɑːɹdən aʊtlˈɔːɹi ˈæɡɹɐvˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ mˈɜːdɚ.