text_original: To prove their independence of action, they delayed the Act of Indemnity demanded by Secretary Conway for several months, and then accompanied it with a general pardon to all persons who had been concerned in the riots provoked by the Stamp Act. Though this Act was promptly disallowed by the Home Government on the ground that the power of pardon belonged exclusively to the Crown, it took effect nevertheless, and added another to the grievances of Bernard and of his backers in England.
text_transcription: TO PROVE THEIR INDEPENDENCE OF ACTION THEY DELAYED THE ACT OF INDEMNITY DEMANDED BY SECRETARY CONWAY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN ACCOMPANIED IT WITH A GENERAL PARDON TO ALL PERSONS WHO HAD BEEN CONCERNED IN THE RIOTS PROVOKED BY THE STAMP ACT THOUGH THIS ACT WAS PROMPTLY DISALLOWED BY THE HOME GOVERNMENT ON THE GROUND THAT THE POWER OF PARDON BELONGED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE CROWN IT TOOK EFFECT NEVERTHELESS AND ADDED ANOTHER TO THE GRIEVANCES OF BERNARD AND OF HIS BACKERS IN ENGLAN
phonemes: tə pɹˈuːv ðɛɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ʌv ˈækʃən, ðeɪ dᵻlˈeɪd ðɪ ˈækt ʌv ˌɪndˈɛmnᵻɾi dᵻmˈændᵻd baɪ sˈɛkɹətɹi kˈɑːnweɪ fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl mˈʌnθs, ænd ðˈɛn ɐkˈʌmpənid ɪt wɪð ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl pˈɑːɹdən tʊ ˈɔːl pˈɜːsənz hˌuː hɐdbɪn kənsˈɜːnd ɪnðə ɹˈaɪəts pɹəvˈoʊkt baɪ ðə stˈæmp ˈækt. ðˌoʊ ðɪs ˈækt wʌz pɹˈɑːmptli dˌɪsɐlˈaʊd baɪ ðə hˈoʊm ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ðætðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹdən bᵻlˈɔŋd ɛksklˈuːsɪvli tə ðə kɹˈaʊn, ɪt tˈʊk ɪfˈɛkt nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs, ænd ˈædᵻd ɐnˈʌðɚ tə ðə ɡɹˈiːvənsᵻz ʌv bɜːnˈɑːɹd ænd ʌv hɪz bˈækɚz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd.