text_original: As to the first point, the story is, that the house was built by abbots of Neath, when owners of Sker manor, adding to it, very likely, as they followed one another; and then it was used as their manor court, and for purposes more important, as a place of refection, being near good fisheries, and especially Kenfig Pool, stocked with all fresh water fish, and every kind of wild fowl.
text_transcription: AS TO THE FIRST POINT THE STORY IS THAT THE HOUSE WAS BUILT BY ABBOTS OF NEATH WHEN OWNERS OF SKUR MANOR ADDING TO IT VERY LIKELY AS THEY FOLLOWED ONE ANOTHER AND THEN IT WAS USED AS THEIR MANOR COURT AND FOR PURPOSES MORE IMPORTANT AS A PLACE OF REFLECTION BEING NEAR GOOD FISHERIES AND ESPECIALLY KENVIG POOL STOCKED WITH ALL FRESH WATER FISH AND EVERY KIND OF WILD FOWL
phonemes: æz tə ðə fˈɜːst pˈɔɪnt, ðə stˈɔːɹi ɪz, ðætðə hˈaʊs wʌz bˈɪlt baɪ ˈæbəts ʌv nˈiːθ, wˌɛn ˈoʊnɚz ʌv skˈɜː mˈænɚ, ˈædɪŋ tʊ ɪt, vˈɛɹi lˈaɪkli, æz ðeɪ fˈɑːloʊd wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ; ænd ðˈɛn ɪt wʌz jˈuːzd æz ðɛɹ mˈænɚ kˈɔːɹt, ænd fɔːɹ pˈɜːpəsᵻz mˈɔːɹ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt, æz ɐ plˈeɪs ʌv ɹᵻfˈɛkʃən, bˌiːɪŋ nˌɪɹ ɡˈʊd fˈɪʃɚɹiz, ænd ɪspˈɛʃəli kˈɛnfɪɡ pˈuːl, stˈɑːkt wɪð ˈɔːl fɹˈɛʃ wˈɔːɾɚ fˈɪʃ, ænd ˈɛvɹi kˈaɪnd ʌv wˈaɪld fˈaʊl.