text_original: The Eng  I. .W 273 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE lish custom houBe officers, as Burton tells us, " could see nothing in this but an attempt on a large scale to smuggle foreign goods through Scotland into England/' The English custom house officers, one may readily admit, could hardly be expected to take any other view of the venture. They acted on this very reasonable prin  ciple, and simply laid an embargo on the whole fleet and all the goods it contained.
text_transcription: THE ENGLISH CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICERS AS BURTON TELLS US COULD SEE NOTHING IN THIS BUT AN ATTEMPT ON A LARGE SCALE TO SMUGGLE FOREIGN GOODS THROUGH SCOTLAND INTO ENGLAND THE ENGLISH CUSTOMS HOUSE OFFICERS ONE MAY READILY ADMIT COULD HARDLY BE EXPECTED TO TAKE ANY OTHER VIEW OF THE VENTURE THEY ACTED ON THIS VERY REASONABLE PRINCIPLE AND SIMPLY LAID AN EMBARGAAL ON THE WHOLE FLEET ON ALL THE GOODS IT CONTAINED
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛŋ ˈaɪ. .dˈʌbəljˌuː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn lˈɪʃ kˈʌstəm hˈuː biː ˈɑːfɪsɚz, æz bˈɜːtən tˈɛlz ˌʌs, " kʊd sˈiː nˈʌθɪŋ ɪn ðɪs bˌʌt ɐn ɐtˈɛmpt ˌɔn ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ skˈeɪl tə smˈʌɡəl fˈɔːɹən ɡˈʊdz θɹuː skˈɑːtlənd ˌɪntʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd slˈæʃ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈʌstəm hˈaʊs ˈɑːfɪsɚz, wˈʌn mˈeɪ ɹˈɛdili ɐdmˈɪt, kʊd hˈɑːɹdli biː ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə tˈeɪk ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ vjˈuː ʌvðə vˈɛntʃɚ. ðeɪ ˈæktᵻd ˌɔn ðɪs vˈɛɹi ɹˈiːzənəbəl pɹˈɪn sˈɪpəl, ænd sˈɪmpli lˈeɪd ɐn ɛmbˈɑːɹɡoʊ ɔnðə hˈoʊl flˈiːt ænd ˈɔːl ðə ɡˈʊdz ɪt kəntˈeɪnd.