text_original: A great number of prisoners who were not executed were shipped off as slaves to the plan  tations, a fate scarcely less terrible than death; some were pardoned on consideration of tlieir entering the service of the King as sailors; some were pardoned later on; a few, it is said, escaped.
text_transcription: A GREAT NUMBER OF PRISONERS WHO WERE NOT EXECUTED WERE SHIPPED OFF AS SLAVES TO THE PLANTATIONS A FATE SCARCELY LESS TERRIBLE THAN DEATH SOME WERE PARDONED ON CONSIDERATION OF THEIR ENTERING THE SERVICE OF THE KING AS SAILORS SOME WERE PARDONED LATER ON A FEW IT IS SAID ESCAPED
phonemes: ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pɹˈɪzənɚz hˌuː wɜː nˌɑːt ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd wɜː ʃˈɪpt ˈɔf æz slˈeɪvz tə ðə plˈæn tˈeɪʃənz, ɐ fˈeɪt skˈɛɹsli lˈɛs tˈɛɹᵻbəl ðɐn dˈɛθ; sˌʌm wɜː pˈɑːɹdənd ˌɔn kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv tˈiːlˈiːɜːɹ ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ ðə sˈɜːvɪs ʌvðə kˈɪŋ æz sˈeɪlɚz; sˌʌm wɜː pˈɑːɹdənd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɔn; ɐ fjˈuː, ɪɾ ɪz sˈɛd, ɛskˈeɪpt.