text_original: At that time the Corporation was a political power, which ministers had to take into account, and which sovereigns had to propitiate.
text_transcription: AT THAT TIME THE CORPORATION WAS A POLITICAL POWER WHICH MINISTERS HAD TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AND WHICH SOVEREIGNS HAD TO PROPITIATE
phonemes: æt ðæt tˈaɪm ðə kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌzɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈaʊɚ, wˌɪtʃ mˈɪnɪstɚz hædtə tˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ ɐkˈaʊnt, ænd wˌɪtʃ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz hædtə pɹəpˈɪʃɪˌeɪt.