text_original: Notwithstanding, it so happens sometimes, that as we must stroke a horse by reason of his too much fierceness, so a stiff necked subject must be flat  tered for fear of his power ; but as that happens when the rider, so this when the commander is in danger of falling.
text_transcription: NOTWITHSTANDING IT SO HAPPENS SOMETIMES THAT AS WE MUST STROKE A HORSE BY REASON OF HIS TOO MUCH FIERCENESS SO A STIFF NECKED SUBJECT MUST BE FLATTERED FOR FEAR OF HIS POWER BUT AS THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE RIDER SO THIS WHEN THE COMMANDER IS IN DANGER OF FALLING
phonemes: nˌɑːtwɪðstˈændɪŋ, ɪt sˌoʊ hˈæpənz sˈʌmtaɪmz, ðæt æz wiː mˈʌst stɹˈoʊk ɐ hˈɔːɹs baɪ ɹˈiːzən ʌv hɪz tˈuː mʌtʃ fˈɪɹsnəs, sˌoʊ ɐ stˈɪf nˈɛkt sˈʌbdʒɛkt mˈʌst biː flˈæt tˈɜːd fɔːɹ fˈɪɹ ʌv hɪz pˈaʊɚ ; bˌʌt æz ðæt hˈæpənz wɛn ðə ɹˈaɪdɚ, sˌoʊ ðɪs wɛn ðə kəmˈændɚɹ ɪz ɪn dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ʌv fˈɔːlɪŋ.