text_original: The seaport towns and the towns on the great rivers were called upon by royal authority to supply a certain proportionate number of men for service in the Navy, and the local governing bodies did their best, we may be sure, by the offer of bounties and other encouragements, to induce young men to volunteer for the sea.
text_transcription: THE SEAPORT TOWNS IN THE TOWNS ON THE GREAT RIVERS WERE CALLED UPON BY ROYAL AUTHORITY TO SUPPLY A CERTAIN PROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF MEN FOR SERVICE IN THE NAVY AND THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES DID THEIR BEST WE MAY BE SURE BY THE OFFER OF BOUNTIES AND OTHER ENCOURAGEMENTS TO INDUCE YOUNG MEN TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE SEA
phonemes: ðə sˈiːpɔːɹt tˈaʊnz ænd ðə tˈaʊnz ɔnðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈɪvɚz wɜː kˈɔːld əpˌɑːn baɪ ɹˈɔɪəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tə səplˈaɪ ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənət nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv mˈɛn fɔːɹ sˈɜːvɪs ɪnðə nˈeɪvi, ænd ðə lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ bˈɑːdiz dˈɪd ðɛɹ bˈɛst, wiː mˈeɪ biː ʃˈʊɹ, baɪ ðɪ ˈɔfɚɹ ʌv bˈaʊntiz ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒmənts, tʊ ɪndˈuːs jˈʌŋ mˈɛn tə vˌɑːləntˈɪɹ fɚðə sˈiː.