text_original: To satisfy the fears of the merchants of Amsterdam he was prepared to hand over Antwerp to the stadtholder ; and in making this offer he felt that he was adhering to 44 MAZARIN chap. the arrangement for a partition of the Spanish Nether  lands, in accordance with the treaty of 1635. But the stadtholder's power was limited, and public opinion in Holland favoured the opening of direct negotiations with Spain.
text_transcription: TO SATISFY THE FEARS OF THE MERCHANTS OF AMSTERDAM HE WAS PREPARED TO HAND OVER ANTWERP TO THE STADTHOLDER AND IN MAKING THIS OFFER HE FELT THAT HE WAS ADHERING TO THE ARRANGEMENT FOR A PARTITION OF THE SPANISH NETHERLANDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TREATY OF SIXTEEN THIRTY FIVE BUT THE STADTHOLDER'S POWER WAS LIMITED AND PUBLIC OPINION IN HOLLAND FAVORED THE OPENING OF DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WITH SPAIN
phonemes: tə sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ ðə fˈɪɹz ʌvðə mˈɜːtʃənts ʌv ˈæmstɚdˌæm hiː wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə hˈænd ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈæntwɜːp tə ðə stˈædthoʊldɚ ; ænd ɪn mˌeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈɔfɚ hiː fˈɛlt ðæt hiː wʌz ædhˈɪɹɪŋ tə fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ mˈæzɚɹˌɪn tʃˈæp. ðɪ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt fɚɹə pɑːɹtˈɪʃən ʌvðə spˈænɪʃ nˈɛðɚ lˈændz, ɪn ɐkˈɔːɹdəns wɪððə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv. bˌʌt ðə stˈædthoʊldɚz pˈaʊɚ wʌz lˈɪmɪɾᵻd, ænd pˈʌblɪk əpˈɪniən ɪn hˈɑːlənd fˈeɪvɚd ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌv dᵻɹˈɛkt nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz wɪð spˈeɪn.