text_original: The bribe was accepted and the guilty magistrate con  demned to death; but his life was saved by the interfer  ence of one of the ministers, who were always at liberty to speak freely to the emperors on the subject of their conduct.
text_transcription: THE BRIBE WAS ACCEPTED AND THE GUILTY MAGISTRATE CONDEMNED TO DEATH BUT HIS LIFE WAS SAVED BY THE INTERFERENCE OF ONE OF THE MINISTERS WHO WERE ALWAYS AT LIBERTY TO SPEAK FREELY TO THE EMPRESS ON THE SUBJECT OF THEIR CONDUCT
phonemes: ðə bɹˈaɪb wʌz ɐksˈɛptᵻd ænd ðə ɡˈɪlti mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪt kˈɑːn dˈɛmd tə dˈɛθ; bˌʌt hɪz lˈaɪf wʌz sˈeɪvd baɪ ðɪ ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ ɛnsˈɛ ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɪnɪstɚz, hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈɔːlweɪz æt lˈɪbɚɾi tə spˈiːk fɹˈiːli tə ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv ðɛɹ kˈɑːndʌkt.