text_original: He wished to be made ambassador to Constantinople, where he would have found much that was congenial to him, and his wish was not granted. He wished to be made Governor General of the newly conquered Quebec, and again his desires were unheeded. Wilkes believed that Bute was the cause of his double disappointment. He became convinced that while the favors of the State lay in Bute's hands they would only be given to Tories, and more especially to Tories who were also {52} Scotchmen.
text_transcription: HE WISHED TO BE MADE AMBASSADOR TO CONSTANTINOPLE WHERE HE WOULD HAVE FOUND MUCH THAT WAS CONGENIAL TO HIM AND HIS WISH WAS NOT GRANTED HE WANTED TO BE MADE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE NEWLY CONQUERED QUEBEC AND AGAIN HIS DESIRES WERE UNHEEDED WILKES BELIEVED THAT BUTE WAS THE CAUSE OF HIS DOUBLE DISAPPOINTMENT HE BECAME CONVINCED THAT WHILE THE FAVORS OF THE STATE LAY IN BUTTE'S HANDS THEY WOULD ONLY BE GIVEN TO TORIES AND MORE ESPECIALLY TO TORIES WHO WERE ALSO SCOTCHMEN
phonemes: hiː wˈɪʃt təbi mˌeɪd ɐmbˈæsədɚ tə kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl, wˌɛɹ hiː wʊdhɐv fˈaʊnd mˈʌtʃ ðæt wʌz kəndʒˈiːnɪəl tə hˌɪm, ænd hɪz wˈɪʃ wʌz nˌɑːt ɡɹˈæntᵻd. hiː wˈɪʃt təbi mˌeɪd ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌvðə nˈuːli kˈɑːŋkɚd kwᵻbˈɛk, ænd ɐɡˈɛn hɪz dɪzˈaɪɚz wɜːɹ ʌnhˈiːdᵻd. wˈɪlks bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt bjˈuːt wʌzðə kˈɔːz ʌv hɪz dˈʌbəl dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənt. hiː bɪkˌeɪm kənvˈɪnst ðæt wˌaɪl ðə fˈeɪvɚz ʌvðə stˈeɪt lˈeɪ ɪn bjˈuːts hˈændz ðeɪ wʊd ˈoʊnli biː ɡˈɪvən tə tˈɔːɹiz, ænd mˈɔːɹ ɪspˈɛʃəli tə tˈɔːɹiz hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ {fˈɪfti tˈuː} skˈɑːtʃmɛn.