text_original: While I and my fellow prisoner comforted each other in our tribulation, the admiral discovered four sail to leeward and made signal for our ship and four more to chase: hereupon everything was cleared for an engagement, and Mackshane, foreseeing he should have occasion for more assistants than one obtained Morgan's liberty, while I was let in this deplorable posture to the chance of battle.
text_transcription: WHILE I AND MY FELLOW PRISONER COMFORTED EACH OTHER IN OUR TRIBULATION THE ADMIRAL DISCOVERED FOUR SAIL TO LEEWARD AND MADE SIGNAL FOR OUR SHIP AND FOUR MORE TO CHASE HEREUPON EVERYTHING WAS CLEARED FOR AN ENGAGEMENT AND MAC SHANE FORESEEING HE SHOULD HAVE OCCASION FOR MORE ASSISTANCE THAN ONE OBTAINED MORGAN'S LIBERTY WHILE I WAS LET IN THIS DEPLORABLE POSTURE TO THE CHANCE OF BATTLE
phonemes: wˌaɪl aɪ ænd maɪ fˈɛloʊ pɹˈɪzənɚ kˈʌmfɚɾᵻd ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪn ˌaʊɚ tɹˌɪbjʊlˈeɪʃən, ðɪ ˈædmɜːɹəl dɪskˈʌvɚd fˈɔːɹ sˈeɪl tə lˈiːwɚd ænd mˌeɪd sˈɪɡnəl fɔːɹ ˌaʊɚ ʃˈɪp ænd fˈɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ tə tʃˈeɪs: hˈɪɹəpˌɑːn ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ wʌz klˈɪɹd fɚɹən ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt, ænd mˈækʃeɪn, fɔːɹsˈiːɪŋ hiː ʃˌʊdəv əkˈeɪʒən fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ɐsˈɪstənts ðɐn wˈʌn əbtˈeɪnd mˈɔːɹɡənz lˈɪbɚɾi, wˌaɪl aɪ wʌz lˈɛt ɪn ðɪs dᵻplˈɔːɹəbəl pˈɔstʃɚ tə ðə tʃˈæns ʌv bˈæɾəl.