text_original: It was worth their sovereign's while, it was worth the while of his ministers, to know something about these colonists and to try and understand natures that were not at all difficult to understand. Had they been treated as the Englishmen they were, all would have been well.
text_transcription: IT WAS WORTH THEIR SOVEREIGN'S WHILE IT WAS WORTH THE WHILE OF HIS MINISTERS TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THESE COLONISTS AND TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND NATURES THAT WERE NOT AT ALL DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HAD THEY BEEN TREATED AS THE ENGLISHMEN THEY WERE ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL
phonemes: ɪt wʌz wˈɜːθ ðɛɹ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz wˈaɪl, ɪt wʌz wˈɜːθ ðə wˈaɪl ʌv hɪz mˈɪnɪstɚz, tə nˈoʊ sˈʌmθɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðiːz kˈɑːlənˌɪsts ænd tə tɹˈaɪ ænd ˌʌndɚstˈænd nˈeɪtʃɚz ðæt wɜː nˌɑːt æɾ ˈɔːl dˈɪfɪkəlt tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd. hæd ðeɪ bˌɪn tɹˈiːɾᵻd æz ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmˌɛn ðeɪ wɜː, ˈɔːl wʊdhɐv bˌɪn wˈɛl.