text_original: Instead of small beer, each man was allowed three half quarterns of brandy or rum, which were distributed every morning, diluted with a certain quantity of his water, without either sugar or fruit to render it palatable, for which reason, this composition was by the sailors not ineptly styled Necessity.
text_transcription: INSTEAD OF SMALL BEER EACH MAN WAS ALLOWED THREE HALF QUARTERNS OF BRANDY OR RUM WHICH WERE DISTRIBUTED EVERY MORNING DILUTED WITH A CERTAIN QUANTITY OF HIS WATER WITHOUT EITHER SUGAR OR FRUIT TO RENDER IT PALATABLE FOR WHICH REASON THIS COMPOSITION WAS BY THE SAILORS NOT INAPTLY STYLED NECESSITY
phonemes: ɪnstˈɛd ʌv smˈɔːl bˈɪɹ, ˈiːtʃ mˈæn wʌz ɐlˈaʊd θɹˈiː hˈæf kwˈɔːɹtɚnz ʌv bɹˈændi ɔːɹ ɹˈʌm, wˌɪtʃ wɜː dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾᵻd ˈɛvɹi mˈɔːɹnɪŋ, daɪlˈuːɾᵻd wɪð ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ kwˈɔntᵻɾi ʌv hɪz wˈɔːɾɚ, wɪðˌaʊt ˈiːðɚ ʃˈʊɡɚ ɔːɹ fɹˈuːt tə ɹˈɛndɚɹ ɪt pˈæləɾəbəl, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ɹˈiːzən, ðɪs kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən wʌz baɪ ðə sˈeɪlɚz nˌɑːt ɪnˈɛptli stˈaɪld nəsˈɛsɪɾi.