text_original: ' If silk was wrought in England,' Burton says, 'before the refugees came over, it was of a VOL. II. M 162 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxvin. coarse fabric and trifling in extent, generally for the casual decoration of other textile fabrics.' But with the immigration of the French refugees all manner of figured silks and satins, silk velvets and brocades, became familiar to the English purchasers.
text_transcription: IF SILK WAS WROUGHT IN ENGLAND BURTON SAYS BEFORE THE REFUGEES CAME OVER IT WAS OF A COARSE FABRIC AND TRIFLING IN EXTENT GENERALLY FOR THE CASUAL DECORATION OF OTHER TEXTILE FABRICS BUT WITH THE EMIGRATION OF THE FRENCH REFUGEES ALL MANNER OF FIGURED SILKS AND SATINS SILK VELVETS AND BROCADES BECAME FAMILIAR TO THE ENGLISH PURCHASERS
phonemes: ɪf sˈɪlk wʌz ɹˈɔːt ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd,bˈɜːtən sˈɛz, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz kˈeɪm ˈoʊvɚ, ɪt wʌz əvə vˌiːˌoʊˈɛl. ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. ˈɛm wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ˌɛksˈɛksvˈɪn. kˈɔːɹs fˈæbɹɪk ænd tɹˈaɪflɪŋ ɪn ɛkstˈɛnt, dʒˈɛnɚɹəli fɚðə kˈæʒuːəl dˌɛkɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈʌðɚ tˈɛkstaɪl fˈæbɹɪks.bˌʌt wɪððɪ ˌɪmɪɡɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz ˈɔːl mˈænɚɹ ʌv fˈɪɡɚd sˈɪlks ænd sˈætɪnz, sˈɪlk vˈɛlvɪts ænd bɹəkˈeɪdz, bɪkˌeɪm fəmˈɪlɪɹ tə ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈɜːtʃɪsɚz.