text_original: At his wits' end for money, Emery resolved to demand as a condition of the renewal of the paulette (a tax paid by those officials whose offices were hereditary) a fine of four years' salary.
text_transcription: AT HIS WITS END FOR MONEY A MERI RESOLVED TO DEMAND AS A CONDITION OF THE RENEWAL OF THE PAULET A TAX PAID BY THOSE OFFICIALS WHOSE OFFICES WERE HEREDITARY A FINE OF FOUR YEARS SALARY
phonemes: æt hɪz wˈɪts ˈɛnd fɔːɹ mˈʌni, ˈɛmɚɹi ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə dᵻmˈænd æz ɐ kəndˈɪʃən ʌvðə ɹᵻnjˈuːəl ʌvðə pɔːlˈɛt (ɐ tˈæks pˈeɪd baɪ ðoʊz əfˈɪʃəlz hˌuːz ˈɑːfɪsᵻz wɜː hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi) ɐ fˈaɪn ʌv fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz sˈælɚɹi.