text_original: With regard to Francis himself, the Prince was clearly of opinion that to carry out the capital sentence would have been nothing less than a judicial murder, as it is essential that the act should be committed with intent to kill or wound, and in Francis's case to all appearance this was not the fact, or at least it was open to grave doubt.
text_transcription: WITH REGARD TO FRANCIS HIMSELF THE PRINCE WAS CLEARLY OF OPINION THAT TO CARRY OUT THE CAPITAL SENTENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTHING LESS THAN A JUDICIAL MURDER AS IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE ACT SHOULD BE COMMITTED WITH INTENT TO KILL OR WOUND AND IN FRANCIS'S CASE TO ALL APPEARANCE THIS WAS NOT THE FACT OR AT LEAST IT WAS OPEN TO GRAVE DOUBT
phonemes: wɪð ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə fɹˈænsɪs hɪmsˈɛlf, ðə pɹˈɪns wʌz klˈɪɹli ʌv əpˈɪniən ðæt tə kˈæɹi ˈaʊt ðə kˈæpɪɾəl sˈɛntəns wʊdhɐv bˌɪn nˈʌθɪŋ lˈɛs ðˌænə dʒuːdˈɪʃəl mˈɜːdɚ, ˌæzɪtˌɪz ᵻsˈɛnʃəl ðætðɪ ˈækt ʃˌʊd biː kəmˈɪɾᵻd wɪð ɪntˈɛnt tə kˈɪl ɔːɹ wˈuːnd, ænd ɪn fɹˈænsɪsᵻz kˈeɪs tʊ ˈɔːl ɐpˈɪɹəns ðɪs wʌz nˌɑːt ðə fˈækt, ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst ɪt wʌz ˈoʊpən tə ɡɹˈeɪv dˈaʊt.