text_original: He says, in the main they are very patient under Distempers, and the Death of Relations; that they seek after no Riches but a present Maintenance; that their young Women are marriageable at 14, and the Men at 16, when the Missionaries take care to match them, otherwise they will pair themselves.
text_transcription: HE SAYS IN THE MAIN THEY ARE VERY PATIENT UNDER DISTEMPERS AND THE DEATH OF RELATIONS THAT THEY SEEK AFTER NO RICHES BUT A PRESENT MAINTENANCE THAT THEIR YOUNG WOMEN ARE MARRIAGEABLE AT FOURTEEN AND THE MEN AT SIXTEEN WHEN THE MISSIONARIES TAKE CARE TO MATCH THEM OTHERWISE THEY WILL PARE THEMSELVES
phonemes: hiː sˈɛz, ɪnðə mˈeɪn ðeɪ ɑːɹ vˈɛɹi pˈeɪʃənt ˌʌndɚ dɪstˈɛmpɚz, ænd ðə dˈɛθ ʌv ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz; ðæt ðeɪ sˈiːk ˈæftɚ nˈoʊ ɹˈɪtʃᵻz bˌʌt ɐ pɹˈɛzənt mˈeɪntənəns; ðæt ðɛɹ jˈʌŋ wˈɪmɪn ɑːɹ mˈæɹɪdʒəbəl æt fˈɔːɹtiːn, ænd ðə mˈɛn æt sˈɪkstiːn, wˌɛn ðə mˈɪʃənˌɛɹiz tˈeɪk kˈɛɹ tə mˈætʃ ðˌɛm, ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz ðeɪ wɪl pˈɛɹ ðɛmsˈɛlvz.