text_original: Then there was the still more pressing question of political equality for the Catholics of the three kingdoms. Lord John Russell succeeded later on in carrying the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts which precluded Protestant Dissenters from holding political or municipal office, but the attempt to obtain the rights of equal citizenship for subjects of the King who belonged {53} to the Church of Rome had to encounter much greater difficulties.
text_transcription: THEN THERE WAS THE STILL MORE PRESSING QUESTION OF POLITICAL EQUALITY FOR THE CATHOLICS OF THE THREE KINGDOMS LORD JOHN RUSSELL SUCCEEDED LATER ON IN CARRYING THE REPEAL OF THE TEST INCORPORATION ACTS WHICH PRECLUDED PROTESTANT DISSENTERS FROM HOLDING POLITICAL OR MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUT THE ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THE RIGHTS OF EQUAL CITIZENSHIP FOR SUBJECTS OF THE KING WHO BELONGED TO THE CHURCH OF ROME HAD TO ENCOUNTER MUCH GREATER DIFFICULTIES
phonemes: ðˈɛn ðɛɹwˌʌz ðə stˈɪl mˈɔːɹ pɹˈɛsɪŋ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl iːkwˈɔlᵻɾi fɚðə kˈæθlɪks ʌvðə θɹˈiː kˈɪŋdəmz. lˈɔːɹd dʒˈɑːn ɹˈʌsəl səksˈiːdᵻd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn ɪn kˈæɹiɪŋ ðə ɹᵻpˈiːl ʌvðə tˈɛst ænd kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən ˈækts wˌɪtʃ pɹɪklˈuːdᵻd pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt dɪsˈɛntɚz fɹʌm hˈoʊldɪŋ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɔːɹ mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ˈɑːfɪs, bˌʌt ðɪ ɐtˈɛmpt tʊ əbtˈeɪn ðə ɹˈaɪts ʌv ˈiːkwəl sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp fɔːɹ sˈʌbdʒɛkts ʌvðə kˈɪŋ hˌuː bᵻlˈɔŋd {fˈɪfti θɹˈiː} tə ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv ɹˈoʊm hædtʊ ɛŋkˈaʊntɚ mˈʌtʃ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz.