text_original: No qualification of residence was necessary to {256} enable a man thus to become free. The self organized community, whatever it might be, had the right of creating any stranger a freeman according as it thought fit. [Sidenote: 1835  Reform of municipal corporations] We find this ancient system still in harmless and graceful illustration when a public man who has distinguished himself in the service of the country is honored by admission to the freedom of some ancient city.
text_transcription: NO QUALIFICATION OF RESIDENCE WAS NECESSARY TO ENABLE A MAN THUS TO BECOME FREE THIS SELF ORGANIZED COMMUNITY WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE HAD THE RIGHT OF CREATING ANY STRANGER A FREEMAN ACCORDING AS IT THOUGHT FIT WE FIND THIS ANCIENT SYSTEM STILL IN HARMLESS AND GRACEFUL ILLUSTRATION WHEN A PUBLIC MAN WHO HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY IS HONORED BY ADMISSION TO THE FREEDOM OF SOME ANCIENT CITY
phonemes: nˈoʊ kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv ɹˈɛzᵻdəns wʌz nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tuː {tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks} ɛnˈeɪbəl ɐ mˈæn ðˈʌs tə bɪkˌʌm fɹˈiː. ðə sˈɛlf ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi, wʌtˈɛvɚɹ ɪt mˌaɪt bˈiː, hæd ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ˌɛni stɹˈeɪndʒɚɹ ɐ fɹˈiːmən ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ æz ɪt θˈɔːt fˈɪt. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm ʌv mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃənz] wiː fˈaɪnd ðɪs ˈeɪntʃənt sˈɪstəm stˈɪl ɪn hˈɑːɹmləs ænd ɡɹˈeɪsfəl ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən wɛn ɐ pˈʌblɪk mˈæn hˌuː hɐz dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðə sˈɜːvɪs ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi ɪz ˈɑːnɚd baɪ ɐdmˈɪʃən tə ðə fɹˈiːdəm ʌv sˌʌm ˈeɪntʃənt sˈɪɾi.