text_original: Pulteney himself, when speaking on the general ques  tion, professed, indeed, not to assume the charges in the petitions to be true before they had been established, but he proceeded to deal with them on something very like a positive assumption that they would be established.
text_transcription: POLTNEY HIMSELF WHEN SPEAKING ON THE GENERAL QUESTION PROFESSED INDEED NOT TO ASSUME THE CHARGES IN THE PETITIONS TO BE TRUE BEFORE THEY HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED BUT HE PROCEEDED TO DEAL WITH THEM ON SOMETHING VERY LIKE A POSITIVE ASSUMPTION THAT THEY WOULD BE ESTABLISHED
phonemes: pˈʌltɛni hɪmsˈɛlf, wˌɛn spˈiːkɪŋ ɔnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kwˈɛz tɪˈɑːn, pɹəfˈɛst, ˌɪndˈiːd, nˌɑːt tʊ ɐsˈuːm ðə tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz ɪnðə pətˈɪʃənz təbi tɹˈuː bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðeɪ hɐdbɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt, bˌʌt hiː pɹəsˈiːdᵻd tə dˈiːl wɪð ðˌɛm ˌɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ vˈɛɹi lˈaɪk ɐ pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv ɐsˈʌmpʃən ðæt ðeɪ wʊd biː ɪstˈæblɪʃt.