text_original: He acted on this conviction to such good purpose that his name has earned its place of honor with that of Grenville, of Townshend, and of Wedderburn, in the illustrious junta who were successfully busy about the sorry business of converting a great empire into a small one. [Sidenote: 1766  The Mutiny Act] After the Stamp Act had raised its crop of disturbance and disorder, the Government extended to the colonies the measure called the Mutiny Act, for the quartering of troops and providing them with necessaries.
text_transcription: HE ACTED ON THIS CONVICTION TO SUCH GOOD PURPOSE THAT HIS NAME HAS EARNED ITS PLACE OF HONOR WITH THAT OF GRENVILLE OF TOWNSEND AND OF WATERBOURNE IN THE ILLUSTRIOUS HUNTER WHO WERE SUCCESSFULLY BUSY ABOUT THE SORRID BUSINESS OF CONVERTING A GREAT EMPIRE INTO A SMALL ONE AFTER THE STAMP ACT HAD RAISED ITS CROP OF DISTURBANCE AND DISORDER THE GOVERNMENT EXTENDED TO THE COLONIES THE MEASURE CALLED THE MUTINY ACT FOR THE QUARTERING OF TROOPS AND PROVIDING THEM WITH NECESSARIES
phonemes: hiː ˈæktᵻd ˌɔn ðɪs kənvˈɪkʃən tə sˈʌtʃ ɡˈʊd pˈɜːpəs ðæt hɪz nˈeɪm hɐz ˈɜːnd ɪts plˈeɪs ʌv ˈɑːnɚ wɪð ðæt ʌv ɡɹˈɛnvɪl, ʌv tˈaʊnʃɛnd, ænd ʌv wˈɛdɚbˌɜːn, ɪnðɪ ɪlˈʌstɹiəs dʒˈʌntə hˌuː wɜː səksˈɛsfəli bˈɪzi ɐbˌaʊt ðə sˈɑːɹi bˈɪznəs ʌv kənvˈɜːɾɪŋ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ɐ smˈɔːl wˌʌn. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks ðə mjˈuːtɪni ˈækt] ˈæftɚ ðə stˈæmp ˈækt hæd ɹˈeɪzd ɪts kɹˈɑːp ʌv dɪstˈɜːbəns ænd dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ, ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tə ðə kˈɑːləniz ðə mˈɛʒɚ kˈɔːld ðə mjˈuːtɪni ˈækt, fɚðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹɪŋ ʌv tɹˈuːps ænd pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ðˌɛm wɪð nˈɛsᵻsɚɹiz.