text_original: There were thirty thousand men in the field against them. If they were defeated they would be cut to pieces, and the prince, if he escaped slaughter, would escape it only to die as a rebel on Tower Hill, whereas, if they were once back in Scotland, they would find new friends, new adherents, and even if they failed to win the English crown, might at least count, with reasonable security, upon converting Scotland, as of old, into a separate kingdom, with a Stuart king on its throne.
text_transcription: THERE WERE THIRTY THOUSAND MEN IN THE FIELD AGAINST THEM IF THEY WERE DEFEATED THEY WOULD BE CUT TO PIECES AND THE PRINCE IF HE ESCAPED SLAUGHTER WOULD ESCAPE IT ONLY TO DIE AS A REBEL ON TOWER HILL WHEREAS IF THEY WERE ONCE BACK IN SCOTLAND THEY WOULD FIND NEW FRIENDS NEW ADHERENTS AND EVEN IF THEY FAILED TO WIN THE ENGLISH CROWN MIGHT AT LEAST COUNT WITH REASONABLE SECURITY UPON CONVERTING SCOTLAND AS OF OLD INTO A SEPARATE KINGDOM WITH THE STUART KING ON ITS THRONE
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː θˈɜːɾi θˈaʊzənd mˈɛn ɪnðə fˈiːld ɐɡˈɛnst ðˌɛm. ɪf ðeɪ wɜː dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ðeɪ wʊd biː kˈʌt tə pˈiːsᵻz, ænd ðə pɹˈɪns, ɪf hiː ɛskˈeɪpt slˈɔːɾɚ, wʊd ɛskˈeɪp ɪɾ ˈoʊnli tə dˈaɪ æz ɐ ɹˈɛbəl ˌɔn tˈaʊɚ hˈɪl, wˈɛɹæz, ɪf ðeɪ wɜː wˈʌns bˈæk ɪn skˈɑːtlənd, ðeɪ wʊd fˈaɪnd nˈuː fɹˈɛndz, nˈuː ɐdhˈɪɹənts, ænd ˈiːvən ɪf ðeɪ fˈeɪld tə wˈɪn ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kɹˈaʊn, mˌaɪt æt lˈiːst kˈaʊnt, wɪð ɹˈiːzənəbəl sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi, əpˌɑːn kənvˈɜːɾɪŋ skˈɑːtlənd, æz ʌv ˈoʊld, ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɛpɹət kˈɪŋdəm, wɪð ɐ stˈuːɚt kˈɪŋ ˌɔn ɪts θɹˈoʊn.