text_original: Lord Bolingbroke, as Secretary of State, was understood to have been chiefly respon  sible for the imposition of this tax, and one of the reasons given for imposing it was said to be the necessity of endeavouring to put some restriction on the licence displayed by newspaper writers in their criticisms on public men.
text_transcription: LORD BOLINGBROKE AS SECRETARY OF STATE WAS UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE BEEN CHIEFLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THIS TAX AND ONE OF THE REASONS GIVEN FOR IMPOSING IT WAS SAID TO BE THE NECESSITY OF ENDEAVORING TO PUT SOME RESTRICTION ON THE LICENSE DISPLAYED BY NEWSPAPER WRITERS IN THEIR CRITICISMS ON PUBLIC MEN
phonemes: lˈɔːɹd bˈoʊlɪŋbɹˌoʊk, æz sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt, wʌz ˌʌndɚstˈʊd tə hɐvbɪn tʃˈiːfli ɹᵻspˈɑːn sˈɪbəl fɚðɪ ɪmpəzˈɪʃən ʌv ðɪs tˈæks, ænd wˈʌn ʌvðə ɹˈiːzənz ɡˈɪvən fɔːɹ ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ ɪt wʌz sˈɛd təbi ðə nəsˈɛsɪɾi ʌv ɛndˈɛvɚɹɪŋ tə pˌʊt sˌʌm ɹᵻstɹˈɪkʃən ɔnðə lˈaɪsəns dɪsplˈeɪd baɪ nˈuːzpeɪpɚ ɹˈaɪɾɚz ɪn ðɛɹ kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəmz ˌɔn pˈʌblɪk mˈɛn.