text_original: voted himself to the task of strengthening the representa  tive assembly, and he was, therefore, well justified in re  sisting the motion made by Mr. Bromley on March 13, 1734, for the repeal of the Septennial Act. Our interest now, however, is not so much with the political aspect of the debate as with its personal character. One illustra  tion of the corruption which existed at the time may be mentioned in passing.
text_transcription: VOTED HIMSELF TO THE TASK OF STRENGTHENING THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY AND HE WAS THEREFORE WELL JUSTIFIED IN RESISTING THE MOTION MADE BY MISTER ROMILLY ON MARCH THIRTEENTH SEVENTEEN THIRTY FOUR FOR THE REPEAL OF THE SEPTENNIAL ACT OUR INTEREST NOW HOWEVER IS NOT SO MUCH WITH THE POLITICAL ASPECT OF THE DEBATE AS WITH ITS PERSONAL CHARACTER ONE ILLUSTRATION OF THE CORRUPTION WHICH EXISTED AT THE TIME MAY BE MENTIONED IN PASSING
phonemes: vˈoʊɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə tˈæsk ʌv stɹˈɛŋθənɪŋ ðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntə tˈaɪv ɐsˈɛmbli, ænd hiː wʌz, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, wˈɛl dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪd ɪn ɹˌiː sˈɪstɪŋ ðə mˈoʊʃən mˌeɪd baɪ mˈɪstɚ. bɹˈɑːmli ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ θˈɜːtiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈɔːɹ, fɚðə ɹᵻpˈiːl ʌvðə sɛptˈɛnɪəl ˈækt. ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɪntɹɛst nˈaʊ, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪz nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ wɪððə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈæspɛkt ʌvðə dᵻbˈeɪt æz wɪð ɪts pˈɜːsənəl kˈæɹɪktɚ. wˈʌn ˈɪlʌstɹə tɪˈɑːn ʌvðə kɚɹˈʌpʃən wˌɪtʃ ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd æt ðə tˈaɪm mˈeɪ biː mˈɛnʃənd ɪn pˈæsɪŋ.