text_original: He insisted on my attending, him to his government of the Indies, where, however, by reason of my religion, it was not in his power to make my fortune any other way than by encouraging me to trade, which I had not long prosecuted when my patron died, and I found myself in the midst of strangers, without one friend to support or protect me.
text_transcription: HE INSISTED ON MY ATTENDING HIM TO HIS GOVERNMENT OF THE INDIES WHERE HOWEVER BY REASON OF MY RELIGION IT WAS NOT IN HIS POWER TO MAKE MY FORTUNE ANY OTHER WAY THAT BY ENCOURAGING ME TO TRADE WHICH I HAD NOT LONG PROSECUTED WHEN MY PATRON DIED AND I FOUND MYSELF IN THE MIDST OF STRANGERS WITHOUT ONE FRIEND TO SUPPORT OR PROTECT ME
phonemes: hiː ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn maɪ ɐtˈɛndɪŋ, hˌɪm tə hɪz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌvðɪ ˈɪndiz, wˈɛɹ, haʊˈɛvɚ, baɪ ɹˈiːzən ʌv maɪ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ɪn hɪz pˈaʊɚ tə mˌeɪk maɪ fˈɔːɹtʃʊn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ wˈeɪ ðɐn baɪ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒɪŋ mˌiː tə tɹˈeɪd, wˌɪtʃ aɪ hæd nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ pɹˈɑːsɪkjˌuːɾᵻd wɛn maɪ pˈeɪtɹən dˈaɪd, ænd aɪ fˈaʊnd maɪsˈɛlf ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌv stɹˈeɪndʒɚz, wɪðˌaʊt wˈʌn fɹˈɛnd tə səpˈɔːɹt ɔːɹ pɹətˈɛkt mˌiː.