text_original: This would seem, therefore, to be the appropriate occasion for a brief but continuous sketch of a subject which has, up to the present, been deliberately ignored. British The English made their fii st appearance in India in the merchants sgvgnteenth century,^ simply as traders, members of a Company incorporated under a Royal Charter by Queen Elizal)eth (1600). They were not by any means the fii*st representatives of the merchants of Western Europe.
text_transcription: THIS WOULD SEEM THEREFORE TO BE THE APPROPRIATE OCCASION FOR A BRIEF BUT CONTINUOUS SKETCH OF A SUBJECT WHICH HAS UP TO THE PRESENT BEEN DELIBERATELY IGNORED THE ENGLISH MADE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN INDIA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY SIMPLY AS TRADERS MEMBERS OF A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER A ROYAL CHARTER BY QUEEN ELIZABETH IN SIXTEEN HUNDRED THEY WERE NOT BY ANY MEANS THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MERCHANTS OF WESTERN EUROPE
phonemes: ðɪs wʊd sˈiːm, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, təbi ðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət əkˈeɪʒən fɚɹə bɹˈiːf bˌʌt kəntˈɪnjuːəs skˈɛtʃ əvə sˈʌbdʒɛkt wˌɪtʃ hˈæz, ˌʌp tə ðə pɹˈɛzənt, bˌɪn dᵻlˈɪbɚɹətli ɪɡnˈɔːɹd. bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ mˌeɪd ðɛɹ fˈɪaɪ sənt ɐpˈɪɹəns ɪn ˈɪndiə ɪnðə mˈɜːtʃənts ˌɛsdʒˌiːvˈiːdʒˌiːˈɛntˈiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi,sˈɪmpli æz tɹˈeɪdɚz, mˈɛmbɚz əvə kˈʌmpəni ɪŋkˈɔːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl tʃˈɑːɹɾɚ baɪ kwˈiːn ᵻlˈɪzəl)ˈɛθ (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd). ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt baɪ ˌɛni mˈiːnz ðə fˈɪaɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk sənt ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ʌvðə mˈɜːtʃənts ʌv wˈɛstɚn jˈʊɹɹəp.