text_original: Gin drinking had grown to such a height among the middle classes in cities that reformers of all kinds took alarm at it. A Bill was brought into Parliament by Sir Joseph Jekyll, the Master of the Rolls, in 1736, for the purpose of prohibiting the sale of gin, or at least lay  ing so heavy a duty on it as to put it altogether out of 1786. THE GIN RIOTS. 67 the reach of the poor, and absolutely prohibiting its sale in small quantities.
text_transcription: GIN DRINKING HAD GROWN TO SUCH A HEIGHT AMONG THE MIDDLE CLASSES IN CITIES THAT REFORMERS OF ALL KINDS TOOK ALARM AT IT A BILL WAS BROUGHT INTO PARLIAMENT BY SIR JOSEPH JEKYLL THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS IN SEVENTEEN THIRTY SIX FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROHIBITING THE SALE OF GIN OR AT LEAST LAYING SO HEAVY A DUTY ON IT AS TO PUT IT ALTOGETHER OUT OF THE REACH OF THE POOR AND ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITING ITS SALE IN SMALL QUANTITIES
phonemes: dʒˈɪn dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ hæd ɡɹˈoʊn tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ hˈaɪt ɐmˌʌŋ ðə mˈɪdəl klˈæsᵻz ɪn sˈɪɾiz ðæt ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmɚz ʌv ˈɔːl kˈaɪndz tˈʊk ɐlˈɑːɹm ˈæɾɪt. ɐ bˈɪl wʌz bɹˈɔːt ˌɪntʊ pˈɑːɹləmənt baɪ sˌɜː dʒˈoʊsəf dʒˈɛkɪl, ðə mˈæstɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈoʊlz, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv pɹəhˈɪbɪɾɪŋ ðə sˈeɪl ʌv dʒˈɪn, ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst lˈeɪ ˈɪŋ sˌoʊ hˈɛvi ɐ dˈuːɾi ˌɔn ɪɾ æz tə pˌʊt ɪɾ ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚɹ ˌaʊɾəv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks. ðə dʒˈɪn ɹˈaɪəts. sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ðə ɹˈiːtʃ ʌvðə pˈʊɹ, ænd ˌæbsəlˈuːtli pɹəhˈɪbɪɾɪŋ ɪts sˈeɪl ɪn smˈɔːl kwˈɔntᵻɾiz.