text_original: Wilkes had much to fight against. There were defections from his own party. The once devoted Horne had squabbled with his idol over money matters, and was now as venomous an enemy as he had been a fulsome partisan. Alderman Townshend, an ex Lord Mayor, strained all his influence, which was great in the City, against Wilkes. A wild rumor got about at one time, indeed, that Townshend had settled the difficulty of the Court forever by challenging Wilkes and shooting him dead.
text_transcription: WILKES HAD MUCH TO FIGHT AGAINST THERE WERE DEFECTIONS FROM HIS OWN PARTY THE ONCE DEVOTED HORN HAD SQUABBLED WITH HIS IDOL OVER MONEY MATTERS AND WAS NOW AS VENOMOUS AN ENEMY AS HE HAD BEEN A FULSOME PARTISAN ALDERMAN TOWNSEN AN EXCELLOR MAYOR STRAINED ALL HIS INFLUENCE WHICH WAS GREAT IN THE CITY AGAINST WILKES A WILD RUMOR GOT ABOUT AT ONE TIME INDEED THAT TOWNSON HAD SETTLED THE DIFFICULTY OF THE COURT FOREVER BY CHALLENGING WILKES AND SHOOTING HIM DEAD
phonemes: wˈɪlks hæd mˈʌtʃ tə fˈaɪt ɐɡˈɛnst. ðɛɹwˌɜː dᵻfˈɛkʃənz fɹʌm hɪz ˈoʊn pˈɑːɹɾi. ðə wˈʌns dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd hˈɔːɹn hæd skwˈɑːbəld wɪð hɪz ˈaɪdəl ˌoʊvɚ mˈʌni mˈæɾɚz, ænd wʌz nˈaʊ æz vˈɛnəməs ɐn ˈɛnəmi æz hiː hɐdbɪn ɐ fˈʌlsʌm pˈɑːɹɾɪsən. ˈɔːldɚmən tˈaʊnʃɛnd, ɐn ˈɛks lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚ, stɹˈeɪnd ˈɔːl hɪz ˈɪnfluːəns, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɡɹˈeɪt ɪnðə sˈɪɾi, ɐɡˈɛnst wˈɪlks. ɐ wˈaɪld ɹˈuːmɚ ɡɑːt ɐbˌaʊt æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm, ˌɪndˈiːd, ðæt tˈaʊnʃɛnd hæd sˈɛɾəld ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ʌvðə kˈɔːɹt fɚɹˈɛvɚ baɪ tʃˈæləndʒˌɪŋ wˈɪlks ænd ʃˈuːɾɪŋ hˌɪm dˈɛd.