text_original: There was nothing that could be called a defence to some of the charges, and as to others Lord Macclesfield simply insisted that he had followed the example of some of his most illustrious predecessors, and that the moneys he received as presents were reckoned among the known perquisites of the Great Seal, and were not declared unlawful by any Act of Parliament.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE CALLED A DEFENCE TO SOME OF THE CHARGES AND AS TO OTHERS LORD MACKELSFIELD SIMPLY INSISTED THAT HE HAD FOLLOWED THE EXAMPLE OF SOME OF HIS MOST ILLUSTRIOUS PREDECESSORS AND THAT THE MONEYS HE RECEIVED AS PRESENTS WERE RECKONED AMONG THE KNOWN PERQUISITES OF THE GREAT SEAL AND WERE NOT DECLARED UNLAWFUL BY ANY ACT OF PARLIAMENT
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈʌθɪŋ ðæt kʊd biː kˈɔːld ɐ dᵻfˈɛns tə sˌʌm ʌvðə tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz, ænd æz tʊ ˈʌðɚz lˈɔːɹd mˈækəlsfˌiːld sˈɪmpli ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ðæt hiː hæd fˈɑːloʊd ðɪ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌv sˌʌm ʌv hɪz mˈoʊst ɪlˈʌstɹiəs pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz, ænd ðætðə mˈʌniz hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd æz pɹˈɛzənts wɜː ɹˈɛkənd ɐmˌʌŋ ðə nˈoʊn pˈɜːkwɪsˌɪts ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈiːl, ænd wɜː nˌɑːt dᵻklˈɛɹd ʌnlˈɔːfəl baɪ ˌɛni ˈækt ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt.