text_original: The memorial, which seems to have been couched in the most proper and becoming language, prayed that the House would allow the agent for the province to be heard at the bar, and that the House, if satisfied of the justice of the request, would use its influence with the King in order that he might be graciously pleased to withdraw 1786. MASSACHUSETTS BAY RETALUTEa 43 the instructions as contrary to the rights of the charter of Massachusetts Bay, and tending in their nature to dis  tress if not to ruin the province.
text_transcription: THE MEMORIAL WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN COUCHED IN THE MOST PROPER AND BECOMING LANGUAGE PRAYED THAT THE HOUSE WOULD ALLOW THE AGENT FOR THE PROVINCE TO BE HEARD AT THE BAR AND THAT THE HOUSE IF SATISFIED OF THE JUSTICE OF THE REQUEST WOULD USE ITS INFLUENCE WITH THE KING IN ORDER THAT HE MIGHT BE GRACIOUSLY PLEASED TO WITHDRAW THE INSTRUCTIONS AS CONTRARY TO THE RIGHTS OF THE CHARTER OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND TENDING IN THEIR NATURE TO DISTRESS IF NOT TO RUIN THE PROVINCE
phonemes: ðə məmˈɔːɹɪəl, wˌɪtʃ sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn kˈaʊtʃt ɪnðə mˈoʊst pɹˈɑːpɚ ænd bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, pɹˈeɪd ðætðə hˈaʊs wʊd ɐlˈaʊ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒənt fɚðə pɹˈɑːvɪns təbi hˈɜːd æt ðə bˈɑːɹ, ænd ðætðə hˈaʊs, ɪf sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd ʌvðə dʒˈʌstɪs ʌvðə ɹᵻkwˈɛst, wʊd jˈuːz ɪts ˈɪnfluːəns wɪððə kˈɪŋ ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ ðæt hiː mˌaɪt biː ɡɹˈeɪʃəsli plˈiːzd tə wɪθdɹˈɔː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks. mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts bˌiːˌeɪwˈaɪ ɹᵻtˈæluːtˌiə fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː ðɪ ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz æz kˈɑːntɹɛɹi tə ðə ɹˈaɪts ʌvðə tʃˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ʌv mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts bˈeɪ, ænd tˈɛndɪŋ ɪn ðɛɹ nˈeɪtʃɚ tə dˈɪs tɹˈɛs ɪf nˌɑːt tə ɹˈuːɪn ðə pɹˈɑːvɪns.