text_original: They were some 120 in num  ber; they were composed of veteran soldiers, chiefly High  landers; they were considered by such of the Edinburgh population as often came into conflict with them to be es  pecially ferocious in their fashion of preserving civic or  der.
text_transcription: THEY WERE SOME HUNDRED AND TWENTY IN NUMBER THEY WERE COMPOSED OF VETERAN SOLDIERS CHIEFLY HIGHLANDERS THEY WERE CONSIDERED BY SOME OF THE EDINBURGH POPULATION AS OFTEN CAME INTO CONFLICT WITH THEM TO BE ESPECIALLY FEROCIOUS IN THEIR FASHION OF PRESERVING CIVIC ORDER
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː sˌʌm wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ɪn nˈʌm bˈɜː; ðeɪ wɜː kəmpˈoʊzd ʌv vˈɛɾɚɹən sˈoʊldʒɚz, tʃˈiːfli hˈaɪ lˈændɚz; ðeɪ wɜː kənsˈɪdɚd baɪ sˈʌtʃ ʌvðɪ ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən æz ˈɔfən kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ kˈɑːnflɪkt wɪð ðˌɛm təbi ˈiːz pˈiːʃɪəli fəɹˈoʊʃəs ɪn ðɛɹ fˈæʃən ʌv pɹɪzˈɜːvɪŋ sˈɪvɪk ɔːɹ dˈɛɹ.