text_original: He lent the weight of tMs authority to the colonial Act, which prescribed the penalty of death for returning to the colony, because he believed that the men thus pro  scribed never would return.
text_transcription: HE LENT THE WEIGHT OF HIS AUTHORITY TO THE COLONIAL ACT WHICH PRESCRIBED THE PENALTY OF DEATH FOR RETURNING TO THE COLONY BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THAT THE MEN THUS PROSCRIBED NEVER WOULD RETURN
phonemes: hiː lˈɛnt ðə wˈeɪt ʌv tˈiː ˌɛmˈɛs ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tə ðə kəlˈoʊnɪəl ˈækt, wˌɪtʃ pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd ðə pˈɛnəlɾi ʌv dˈɛθ fɔːɹ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə ðə kˈɑːləni, bɪkˈʌz hiː bᵻlˈiːvd ðætðə mˈɛn ðˈʌs pɹˈoʊ skɹˈaɪbd nˈɛvɚ wʊd ɹᵻtˈɜːn.