text_original: Against breaches in the walls the defence was, as at the present day, to throw up new works; while mines were met by counter mines, in which the enemy were either withstood at the point of the sword, or baffled by some other warlike contrivance; as by filling casks with feathers, which, being set on fire and placed in the mine, choked out the assailants by their smoke and stench.
text_transcription: AGAINST BREECHES IN THE WALLS THE DEFENSE WAS AS AT THE PRESENT DAY TO THROW UP NEW WORKS WHILE MINES WERE MET BY COUNTERMS IN WHICH THE ENEMY WERE EITHER WITHSTOOD AT THE POINT OF THE SWORD OR BAFFLED BY SOME OTHER WARLIKE CONTRIVANCE AS BY FILLING CASKS WITH FEATHERS WHICH BEING SET ON FIRE AND PLACED IN THE MINE CHOKED OUT THE ASSAILANTS BY THEIR SMOKE AND STENCH
phonemes: ɐɡˈɛnst bɹˈiːtʃᵻz ɪnðə wˈɔːlz ðə dᵻfˈɛns wʌz, æz æt ðə pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ, tə θɹˈoʊ ˌʌp nˈuː wˈɜːks; wˌaɪl mˈaɪnz wɜː mˈɛt baɪ kˈaʊntɚ mˈaɪnz, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈɛnəmi wɜːɹ ˈiːðɚ wɪðstˈʊd æt ðə pˈɔɪnt ʌvðə sˈɔːɹd, ɔːɹ bˈæfəld baɪ sˌʌm ˈʌðɚ wˈɔːɹlaɪk kəntɹˈaɪvəns; æz baɪ fˈɪlɪŋ kˈæsks wɪð fˈɛðɚz, wˈɪtʃ, bˌiːɪŋ sˈɛt ˌɔn fˈaɪɚ ænd plˈeɪst ɪnðə mˈaɪn, tʃˈoʊkt ˈaʊt ðɪ ɐsˈeɪlənts baɪ ðɛɹ smˈoʊk ænd stˈɛntʃ.