text_original: He levied heavy taxes on sales of goods, thus hampering trade and com  merce ; he met present distress by adding to future difficulties through his system of farming out the taxes ; that is, in order to gain a sum of money at the moment he sold to all sorts of people the right of levy  ing imposts, a plan which resulted in much oppression and misery for the tax payer.
text_transcription: HE LEVIED HEAVY TAXES ON SALES OF GOODS THUS HAMPERING TRADE AND COMMERCE HE MET PRESENT DISTRESS BY ADDING TO FUTURE DIFFICULTIES THROUGH HIS SYSTEM OF FARMING OUT THE TAXES THAT IS IN ORDER TO GAIN A SUM OF MONEY AT THE MOMENT HE SOLD TO ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE THE RIGHT OF LEVYING IMPOSTS A PLAN WHICH RESULTED IN MUCH OPPRESSION AND MISERY FOR THE TAX PAYER
phonemes: hiː lˈɛvid hˈɛvi tˈæksᵻz ˌɔn sˈeɪlz ʌv ɡˈʊdz, ðˈʌs hˈæmpɚɹɪŋ tɹˈeɪd ænd kˈɑːm mˈɜːs ; hiː mˈɛt pɹˈɛzənt dɪstɹˈɛs baɪ ˈædɪŋ tə fjˈuːtʃɚ dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz θɹuː hɪz sˈɪstəm ʌv fˈɑːɹmɪŋ ˈaʊt ðə tˈæksᵻz ; ðæt ˈɪz, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə ɡˈeɪn ɐ sˈʌm ʌv mˈʌni æt ðə mˈoʊmənt hiː sˈoʊld tʊ ˈɔːl sˈɔːɹts ʌv pˈiːpəl ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv lˈɛvi ˈɪŋ ɪmpˈɔsts, ɐ plˈæn wˌɪtʃ ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪn mˈʌtʃ əpɹˈɛʃən ænd mˈɪzɚɹi fɚðə tˈæks pˈeɪɚ.