text_original: They were told that it would be utterly impossible to man a navy if the press gang were to be abolished, and equally impossible to keep the Navy up to its work and in decent condition if seamen were no longer liable to the punishment of the lash.
text_transcription: THEY WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAN A NAVY IF THE PRESS GANG WERE TO BE ABOLISHED AND EQUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE NAVY UP TO ITS WORK AND IN DECENT CONDITION IF SEAMEN WERE NO LONGER LIABLE TO THE PUNISHMENT OF THE LASH
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː tˈoʊld ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd biː ˈʌɾɚli ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə mˈæn ɐ nˈeɪvi ɪf ðə pɹˈɛs ɡˈæŋ wɜː təbi ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt, ænd ˈiːkwəli ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə kˈiːp ðə nˈeɪvi ˌʌp tʊ ɪts wˈɜːk ænd ɪn dˈiːsənt kəndˈɪʃən ɪf sˈiːmɛn wɜː nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ lˈaɪəbəl tə ðə pˈʌnɪʃmənt ʌvðə lˈæʃ.