text_original: In ordinary times opposition from England to the French absorption of the Spanish Netherlands would have taken concrete form, but in 1646 the Civil War was at its height, and England was a guantiU rUgligedble, Spain, the cardinal believed, could be easily gained if Catalonia and Portugal were left to her mercies.
text_transcription: IN ORDINARY TIMES OPPOSITION FROM ENGLAND TO THE FRENCH ABSORPTION OF THE SPANISH NETHERLANDS WOULD HAVE TAKEN CONCRETE FORM BUT IN SIXTEEN FORTY SIX THE CIVIL WAR WAS AT ITS HEIGHT AND ENGLAND WAS A CONTI NEG LEGIABE SPAIN THE CARDINAL BELIEVED COULD BE EASILY GAINED IF CATALONIA AND PORTUGAL WERE LEFT TO HER MERCIES
phonemes: ɪn ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi tˈaɪmz ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən fɹʌm ˈɪŋɡlənd tə ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɐbsˈɔːɹpʃən ʌvðə spˈænɪʃ nˈɛðɜːləndz wʊdhɐv tˈeɪkən kˈɑːŋkɹiːt fˈɔːɹm, bˌʌt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ wʌz æɾ ɪts hˈaɪt, ænd ˈɪŋɡlənd wʌzɐ ɡwˈɑːnti jˈuː ˈɑːɹ ˈʌɡlaɪdʒdbəl, spˈeɪn, ðə kˈɑːɹdɪnəl bᵻlˈiːvd, kʊd biː ˈiːzili ɡˈeɪnd ɪf kˌæɾɐlˈoʊniə ænd pˈɔːɹtʃəɡəl wɜː lˈɛft tə hɜː mˈɜːsiz.