text_original: Perhaps the very nature of this proclamation might suggest that the disturbance of the public peace could not have been quite so conmion as many contemporary descriptions would make out; for assuredly, if the law was openly defied by bands of armed ruffians every night, there could hardly have been any need of offering a reward for the detection of such offenders.
text_transcription: PERHAPS THE VERY NATURE OF THIS PROCLAMATION MIGHT SUGGEST THAT THE DISTURBANCE OF THE PUBLIC PEACE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN QUITE SO COMMON AS MANY CONTEMPORARY DESCRIPTIONS WOULD MAKE OUT FOR ASSUREDLY IF THE LAW WAS OPENLY DEFIED BY BANDS OF ARMED RUFFIANS EVERY NIGHT THERE COULD HARDLY HAVE BEEN ANY NEED OF OFFERING A REWARD FOR THE DETECTION OF SUCH OFFENDERS
phonemes: pɚhˈæps ðə vˈɛɹi nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌv ðɪs pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən mˌaɪt sədʒˈɛst ðætðə dɪstˈɜːbəns ʌvðə pˈʌblɪk pˈiːs kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn kwˈaɪt sˌoʊ kˈɑːnmiən æz mˈɛni kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi dᵻskɹˈɪpʃənz wʊd mˌeɪk ˈaʊt; fɔːɹ əʃˈʊɹɹᵻdli, ɪf ðə lˈɔː wʌz ˈoʊpənli dᵻfˈaɪd baɪ bˈændz ʌv ˈɑːɹmd ɹˈʌfiənz ˈɛvɹi nˈaɪt, ðɛɹ kʊd hˈɑːɹdli hɐvbɪn ˌɛni nˈiːd ʌv ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ ɐ ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd fɚðə dɪtˈɛkʃən ʌv sˈʌtʃ əfˈɛndɚz.