text_original: Designs were framed for the purpose of carrying him off in order to settle the vexed question by a personal examination. Some of the efforts he had to repel by violence. In 1770 and in 1772 his friends tried to arrange that he should be allowed to return to France; but he refused all offers as the Ministers insisted on making it a condition of his return that he should wear feminine apparel.
text_transcription: DESIGNS WERE FRAMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING HIM OFF IN ORDER TO SETTLE THE VEXED QUESTION BY A PERSONAL EXAMINATION SOME OF THE EFFORTS HE HAD TO REPEL BY VIOLENCE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY AND SEVENTEEN SEVENTY TWO HIS FRIENDS TRIED TO ARRANGE THAT HE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO FRANCE BUT HE REFUSED ALL OFFERS AS THE MINISTERS INSISTED ON MAKING IT A CONDITION OF HIS RETURN THAT HE SHOULD WEAR FEMININE APPAREL
phonemes: dɪzˈaɪnz wɜː fɹˈeɪmd fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv kˈæɹiɪŋ hˌɪm ˈɔf ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə sˈɛɾəl ðə vˈɛkst kwˈɛstʃən baɪ ɐ pˈɜːsənəl ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən. sˌʌm ʌvðɪ ˈɛfɚts hiː hædtə ɹᵻpˈɛl baɪ vˈaɪələns. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː hɪz fɹˈɛndz tɹˈaɪd tʊ ɚɹˈeɪndʒ ðæt hiː ʃˌʊd biː ɐlˈaʊd tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə fɹˈæns; bˌʌt hiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ˈɔːl ˈɔfɚz æz ðə mˈɪnɪstɚz ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪɾ ɐ kəndˈɪʃən ʌv hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn ðæt hiː ʃˌʊd wˈɛɹ fˈɛmᵻnˌɪn ɐpˈæɹəl.