text_original: Wilkes had promised that on the first day of the term following his arrival in England he would present himself at the Court of King's Bench. He kept his promise and surrendered himself on April 20. The judges of the King's Bench seem to have been paralyzed by the position.
text_transcription: WILKES HAD PROMISED THAT ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE TERM FOLLOWING HIS ARRIVAL IN LONDON HE WOULD PRESENT HIMSELF AT THE COURT OF THE KING'S BENCH HE KEPT HIS PROMISE AND SURRENDERED HIMSELF ON APRIL TWENTIETH THE JUDGES OF THE KING'S BENCH SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN PARALYZED BY THE POSITION
phonemes: wˈɪlks hæd pɹˈɑːmɪst ðæt ɔnðə fˈɜːst dˈeɪ ʌvðə tˈɜːm fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɪz ɚɹˈaɪvəl ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd hiː wʊd pɹɪzˈɛnt hɪmsˈɛlf æt ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv kˈɪŋz bˈɛntʃ. hiː kˈɛpt hɪz pɹˈɑːmɪs ænd sɚɹˈɛndɚd hɪmsˈɛlf ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti. ðə dʒˈʌdʒᵻz ʌvðə kˈɪŋz bˈɛntʃ sˈiːm tə hɐvbɪn pˈæɹəlˌaɪzd baɪ ðə pəzˈɪʃən.