text_original: Money and soldiers being the great require  ments of the time, it seemed unreasonable that one of the largest and wealthiest of her provinces should pay a % contribution which was almost ridiculous as compared with the burdens laid on the hereditary dominions, and should supply an army which was of so irregular a character as to be useless unless combined with German troops.
text_transcription: MONEY AND SOLDIERS BEING THE GREAT REQUIREMENT OF THE TIME IT SEEMED UNREASONABLE THAT ONE OF THE LARGEST AND WEALTHIEST OF HER PROVINCES SHOULD PAY A CONTRIBUTION WHICH WAS ALMOST RIDICULOUS AS COMPARED WITH THE BURDENS LAID ON THE HEREDITARY DOMINIONS AND SHOULD SUPPLY AN ARMY WHICH WAS OF SO IRREGULAR A CHARACTER AS TO BE USELESS UNLESS COMBINED WITH GERMAN TROOPS
phonemes: mˈʌni ænd sˈoʊldʒɚz bˌiːɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ mˈɛnts ʌvðə tˈaɪm, ɪt sˈiːmd ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl ðˈætwˌʌn ʌvðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ænd wˈɛlθiɪst ʌv hɜː pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ʃˌʊd pˈeɪ ɐ pɚsˈɛnt kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃən wˌɪtʃ wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs æz kəmpˈɛɹd wɪððə bˈɜːdənz lˈeɪd ɔnðə hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi dəmˈɪniənz, ænd ʃˌʊd səplˈaɪ ɐn ˈɑːɹmi wˌɪtʃ wʌz ʌv sˌoʊ ɪɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹ ɐ kˈæɹɪktɚɹ æz təbi jˈuːsləs ʌnlˈɛs kəmbˈaɪnd wɪð dʒˈɜːmən tɹˈuːps.