text_original: The reply of the English ministers was not concili  atory. They would be responsible for no additional expenses ; and, in a despatch which did not spare either threats or complaints, they demanded that an immediate reinforcement of 25,000 troops should be sent to the 1748 55 CHANGE OF ALLIANCES 101 Low Countries.
text_transcription: THE REPLY OF THE ENGLISH MINISTERS WAS NOT CONCILIATORY THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NO ADDITIONAL EXPENSES AND IN A DESPATCH WHICH DID NOT SPARE EITHER THREATS OR COMPLAINTS THEY DEMANDED THAT AN IMMEDIATE REINFORCEMENT OF TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND TROOPS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE LOW COUNTRIES
phonemes: ðə ɹᵻplˈaɪ ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ mˈɪnɪstɚz wʌz nˌɑːt kənsˈɪli ˈæɾɚɹi. ðeɪ wʊd biː ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ nˈoʊ ɐdˈɪʃənəl ɛkspˈɛnsᵻz ; ænd, ɪn ɐ dᵻspˈætʃ wˌɪtʃ dɪdnˌɑːt spˈɛɹ ˈiːðɚ θɹˈɛts ɔːɹ kəmplˈeɪnts, ðeɪ dᵻmˈændᵻd ðæt ɐn ɪmˈiːdɪət ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːɹsmənt ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tɹˈuːps ʃˌʊd biː sˈɛnt tə ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt fˈɪfti fˈaɪv tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɐlˈaɪənsᵻz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn lˈoʊ kˈʌntɹiz.