text_original: Appropriate to an era of paternal despotism and economic transition, the Act might have wrought much mischief but for the wisdom of administrators. An amendment of 1722^ imposed a salutary restraint upon careless methods of relief, and virtually in  sisted upon the " Workhouse test
text_transcription: APPROPRIATE TO AN ERA OF PATERNAL DESPOTISM AND ECONOMIC TRANSITION THE ACT MIGHT HAVE WROUGHT MUCH MISCHIEF BUT FOR THE WISDOM OF ADMINISTRATORS AN AMENDMENT OF SEVENTEEN TWENTY TWO IMPOSED A SALUTARY RESTRAINT UPON CARELESS METHODS OF RELIEF AND VIRTUALLY INSISTED UPON THE WORKHOUSE TEST
phonemes: ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət tʊ ɐn ˈiəɹə ʌv pətˈɜːnəl dˈɛspətˌɪzəm ænd ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk tɹænsˈɪʃən, ðɪ ˈækt mˌaɪthɐv ɹˈɔːt mˈʌtʃ mˈɪstʃɪf bˌʌt fɚðə wˈɪzdəm ʌv ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɚz. ɐn ɐmˈɛndmənt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː ɪmpˈoʊzd ɐ sˈæluːtˌɛɹi ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnt əpˌɑːn kˈɛɹləs mˈɛθədz ʌv ɹᵻlˈiːf, ænd vˈɜːtʃuːəli ɪn sˈɪstᵻd əpˌɑːn ðə " wˈɜːkhaʊs tˈɛst