text_original: Any stick is good enough to strike an unpopular statesman with, and there were not wanting people to assert, and perhaps even to believe, that Bute had entertained insidious schemes for raising himself to the throne. Bute is said to have declared that he resigned in order to avoid involving the King in the dangers with which his minister was threatened. If he did feel any fears for the King's safety he had certainly done his best to make those fears reasonable.
text_transcription: ANY STICK IS GOOD ENOUGH TO STRIKE AN UNPOPULAR STATESMAN WITH AND THERE WERE NOT WANTING PEOPLE TO ASSERT AND PERHAPS EVEN TO BELIEVE THAT BUTE HAD ENTERTAINED INSIDIOUS SCHEMES FOR RAISING HIMSELF TO THE THRONE BUTE IS SAID TO HAVE DECLARED THAT HE RESIGNED IN ORDER TO AVOID INVOLVING THE KING IN THE DANGERS WITH WHICH HIS MINISTER WAS THREATENED IF HE DID FEEL ANY FEARS FOR THE KING'S SAFETY HE HAD CERTAINLY DONE HIS BEST TO MAKE THESE FEARS REASONABLE
phonemes: ˌɛni stˈɪk ɪz ɡˈʊd ɪnˈʌf tə stɹˈaɪk ɐn ʌnpˈɑːpjʊlɚ stˈeɪtsmən wɪð, ænd ðɛɹwˌɜː nˌɑːt wˈɔntɪŋ pˈiːpəl tʊ ɐsˈɜːt, ænd pɚhˈæps ˈiːvən tə bᵻlˈiːv, ðæt bjˈuːt hæd ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnd ɪnsˈɪdiəs skˈiːmz fɔːɹ ɹˈeɪzɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə θɹˈoʊn. bjˈuːt ɪz sˈɛd tə hæv dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ ðə kˈɪŋ ɪnðə dˈeɪndʒɚz wɪð wˌɪtʃ hɪz mˈɪnɪstɚ wʌz θɹˈɛʔn̩d. ɪf hiː dˈɪd fˈiːl ˌɛni fˈɪɹz fɚðə kˈɪŋz sˈeɪfti hiː hæd sˈɜːʔn̩li dˈʌn hɪz bˈɛst tə mˌeɪk ðoʊz fˈɪɹz ɹˈiːzənəbəl.