text_original: Having, therefore, maturely weighed the circumstances pro and con I signified my consent, and was admitted into the regiment of Picardy, said to be the oldest corps in Europe. The company to which this commander belonged was quartered at a village not far off, whither we marched next day, and I was presented to my captain, who seemed very well pleased with my appearance, gave me a crown to drink, and ordered me to be accommodated with clothes, arms, and accoutrements.
text_transcription: HAVING THEREFORE MATURELY WEIGHED THE CIRCUMSTANCES PRO AND CON I SIGNIFIED MY CONSENT AND WAS ADMITTED INTO THE REGIMENT OF PICARDY SAID TO BE THE OLDEST CORPS IN EUROPE THE COMPANY TO WHICH THIS COMMANDER BELONGED WAS QUARTERED AT A VILLAGE NOT FAR OFF WHITHER WE MARCHED NEXT DAY AND I WAS PRESENTED TO MY CAPTAIN WHO SEEMED VERY WELL PLEASED WITH MY APPEARANCE GAVE ME A CROWN TO DRINK AND ORDEREDED ME TO BE ACCOMMODATED WITH CLOTHES ARMS AND ACCOUTREMENTS
phonemes: hˈævɪŋ, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, mətʃˈʊɹli wˈeɪd ðə sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz pɹˈoʊ ænd kˈɑːn aɪ sˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪd maɪ kənsˈɛnt, ænd wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ʌv pˈɪkɚdi, sˈɛd təbi ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst kˈɔːɹ ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp. ðə kˈʌmpəni tʊ wˌɪtʃ ðɪs kəmˈændɚ bᵻlˈɔŋd wʌz kwˈɔːɹɾɚd æɾə vˈɪlɪdʒ nˌɑːt fˈɑːɹ ˈɔf, wˈɪðɚ wiː mˈɑːɹtʃt nˈɛkst dˈeɪ, ænd aɪ wʌz pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd tə maɪ kˈæptɪn, hˌuː sˈiːmd vˈɛɹi wˈɛl plˈiːzd wɪð maɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns, ɡˈeɪv mˌiː ɐ kɹˈaʊn tə dɹˈɪŋk, ænd ˈɔːɹdɚd mˌiː təbi ɐkˈɑːmədˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð klˈoʊðz, ˈɑːɹmz, ænd ɐkˈuːtɹɪmənts.