text_original: Sir William Knighton had been appointed to the office of Keeper of the Royal Purse, and in that capacity he had rendered much service to George by endeavoring with skill and pertinacity to keep income and expenditure on something more nearly approaching to a balance than had been the way in former days.
text_transcription: SIR WILLIAM KNIGHTON HAD BEEN APPOINTED TO THE OFFICE OF KEEPER OF THE ROYAL PURSE AND IN THAT CAPACITY HE HAD RENDERED MUCH SERVICE TO GEORGE BY ENDEAVOURING WITH SKILL AND PERTINACITY TO KEEP INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ON SOMETHING MORE NEARLY APPROACHING TO A BALANCE THAN HAD BEEN THE WAY IN FORMER DAYS
phonemes: sˌɜː wˈɪljəm nˈaɪtən hɐdbɪn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv kˈiːpɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl pˈɜːs, ænd ɪn ðæt kəpˈæsᵻɾi hiː hæd ɹˈɛndɚd mˈʌtʃ sˈɜːvɪs tə dʒˈɔːɹdʒ baɪ ɛndˈɛvɚɹɪŋ wɪð skˈɪl ænd pˌɜːtɪnˈæsᵻɾi tə kˈiːp ˈɪŋkʌm ænd ɛkspˈɛndɪtʃɚɹ ˌɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ mˈɔːɹ nˌɪɹli ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ tʊ ɐ bˈæləns ðɐn hɐdbɪn ðə wˈeɪ ɪn fˈɔːɹmɚ dˈeɪz.