text_original: In thos^ days skilled labour of the better 1685 1714 THE MANUFACTURE OF SILK. 161 order was not very common among English mechanics. Such of the Huguenots as were com  pelled to find a means of living by handiwork of any kind were, for the most part, gifted with a skill and an intelligence which peculiarly adapted them for the crafts that required manual dexterity, a certain refinement of taste, and something like scientific precision.
text_transcription: IN THOSE DAYS SKILLED LABOR OF THE BETTER ORDER WAS NOT VERY COMMON AMONG ENGLISH MECHANICS SUCH OF THE HUGUENOT AS WERE COMPELLED TO FIND A MEANS OF LIVING BY HANDIWORK OF ANY KIND WERE FOR THE MOST PART GIFTED WITH SKILL AND AN INTELLIGENCE WHICH PECULIARLY ADAPTED THEM FOR THE CRAFTS THAT REQUIRED MANUAL DEXTERITY A CERTAIN REFINEMENT OF TASTE AND SOMETHING LIKE SCIENTIFIC PRECISION
phonemes: ɪn θˈoʊz dˈeɪz skˈɪld lˈeɪbɚɹ ʌvðə bˈɛɾɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn ðə mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹ ʌv sˈɪlk. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ˈɔːɹdɚ wʌz nˌɑːt vˈɛɹi kˈɑːmən ɐmˌʌŋ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ mᵻkˈænɪks. sˈʌtʃ ʌvðə hjˈuːɡənˌɑːts æz wɜː kˈɑːm pˈɛld tə fˈaɪnd ɐ mˈiːnz ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ baɪ hˈændiwˌɜːk ʌv ˌɛni kˈaɪnd wɜː, fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt, ɡˈɪftᵻd wɪð ɐ skˈɪl ænd ɐn ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns wˌɪtʃ pɪkjˈuːlɪɹli ɐdˈæptᵻd ðˌɛm fɚðə kɹˈæfts ðæt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd mˈænjuːəl dɛkstˈɛɹᵻɾi, ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ɹᵻfˈaɪnmənt ʌv tˈeɪst, ænd sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk saɪəntˈɪfɪk pɹɪsˈɪʒən.