text_original: He at once produced a plan for giving them practical effect. In his opinion, the security of the r Empire required an army of at least 108,000 men, and for their maintenance an annual sum of 14,000,000 gulden, an increase of not less than five million on the ordinary contribution from the Estates. To avoid obstruction or fluctuations in the amount of the grant, he recommended that it should be settled for a period of ten years.
text_transcription: HE AT ONCE PRODUCED A PLAN FOR GIVING THEM PRACTICAL EFFECT IN HIS OPINION THE SECURITY OF THE EMPIRE REQUIRED AN ARMY OF AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT THOUSAND MEN AND FOR THEIR MAINTENANCE AN ANNUAL SUM OF FOURTEEN MILLION GOULDEN IN INCREASE OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE MILLION ON THE ORDINARY CONTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATES TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION OR FLUCTUATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT HE RECOMMENDED THAT IT SHOULD BE SETTLED FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS
phonemes: hiː ɐtwˈʌns pɹədˈuːst ɐ plˈæn fɔːɹ ɡˈɪvɪŋ ðˌɛm pɹˈæktɪkəl ɪfˈɛkt. ɪn hɪz əpˈɪniən, ðə sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɐn ˈɑːɹmi ʌv æt lˈiːst wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈɛn, ænd fɔːɹ ðɛɹ mˈeɪntənəns ɐn ˈænjuːəl sˈʌm ʌv fˈɔːɹtiːn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɡˈʌldən, ɐn ˈɪŋkɹiːs ʌv nˌɑːt lˈɛs ðɐn fˈaɪv mˈɪliən ɔnðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃən fɹʌmðɪ ᵻstˈeɪts. tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd əbstɹˈʌkʃən ɔːɹ flˌʌktʃuːˈeɪʃənz ɪnðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌvðə ɡɹˈænt, hiː ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt ʃˌʊd biː sˈɛɾəld fɚɹə pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv tˈɛn jˈɪɹz.