text_original: There were several things in Charles's favor. To begin with, the disarmament of the clans, which had been insisted 1715 1716. THE CHANCES IN HIS FAVOR. . 209 upon after ^^the Fifteen," had been carried out in sucb a fashion as was now to prove most serviceable to the Young Pretender ; for the only clans that had been really disarmed were the Mackays, Campbells, and Sutherlands, who were loyal enough to the House of Hanover, and gave up their weapons very readily to prove their loyalty.
text_transcription: THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS IN CHARLES'S FAVOR TO BEGIN WITH THE DISARMAMENT OF THE CLANS WHICH HAD BEEN INSISTED UPON AFTER THE FIFTEEN HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT IN SUCH A FASHION AS WAS NOW TO PROVE MOST SERVICEABLE TO THE YOUNG PRETENDER FOR THE ONLY CLANS THAT HAD REALLY DISARMED WERE THE MACKAYS THE CAMPBELLS AND SUTHERLANDS WHO WERE LOYAL ENOUGH TO THE HOUSE OF HANOVER AND GAVE UP THEIR WEAPONS VERY READILY TO PROVE THEIR LOYALTY
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː sˈɛvɹəl θˈɪŋz ɪn tʃˈɑːɹlzᵻz fˈeɪvɚ. tə bɪɡˈɪn wɪð, ðə dˌɪsˈɑːɹməmənt ʌvðə klˈænz, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ɪnsˈɪstᵻd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn. ðə tʃˈænsᵻz ɪn hɪz fˈeɪvɚ. . tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn əpˌɑːn ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɪftiːn," hɐdbɪn kˈæɹid ˈaʊt ɪn sˈʌkb ɐ fˈæʃən æz wʌz nˈaʊ tə pɹˈuːv mˈoʊst sˈɜːvɪsəbəl tə ðə jˈʌŋ pɹɪtˈɛndɚ ; fɚðɪ ˈoʊnli klˈænz ðæt hɐdbɪn ɹˈiəli dɪsˈɑːɹmd wɜː ðə mˈækeɪz, kˈæmbəlz, ænd sˈʌðɜːləndz, hˌuː wɜː lˈɔɪəl ɪnˈʌf tə ðə hˈaʊs ʌv hˈænoʊvɚ, ænd ɡˈeɪv ˌʌp ðɛɹ wˈɛpənz vˈɛɹi ɹˈɛdili tə pɹˈuːv ðɛɹ lˈɔɪəlɾi.