text_original: The allied forces were understood to be acting in the interests of Spain, and in order to rescue that coun  122 PETERBOROUGH IN SPAIN try from being converted into a mere province or vassal of the French monarchy. But the population of Spain could hardly be called a declared party to the dispute of the rival princes who claimed the succession, and of the foreign states which supported one claim and opposed the other.
text_transcription: THE ALLIED FORCES WERE UNDERSTOOD TO BE ACTING IN THE INTERESTS OF SPAIN AND IN ORDER TO RESCUE THAT COUNTRY FROM BEING CONVERTED INTO A MERE PROVINCE OR VASSAL OF THE FRENCH MONARCHY BUT THE POPULATION OF SPAIN COULD HARDLY BE CALLED A DECLARED PARTY TO THE DISPUTE OF THE RIVAL PRINCES WHO CLAIMED THE SUCCESSION AND OF THE FOREIGN STATES WHICH SUPPORTED ONE CLAIM AND OPPOSED THE OTHER
phonemes: ðɪ ˈælaɪd fˈɔːɹsᵻz wɜːɹ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd təbi ˈæktɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv spˈeɪn, ænd ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə ɹˈɛskjuː ðæt kˈaʊn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː pˈiːɾɚbˌʌɹoʊ ɪn spˈeɪn tɹˈaɪ fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ kənvˈɜːɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈɪɹ pɹˈɑːvɪns ɔːɹ vˈæsəl ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ mˈɑːnɚki. bˌʌt ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv spˈeɪn kʊd hˈɑːɹdli biː kˈɔːld ɐ dᵻklˈɛɹd pˈɑːɹɾi tə ðə dɪspjˈuːt ʌvðə ɹˈaɪvəl pɹˈɪnsᵻz hˌuː klˈeɪmd ðə səksˈɛʃən, ænd ʌvðə fˈɔːɹən stˈeɪts wˌɪtʃ səpˈɔːɹɾᵻd wˈʌn klˈeɪm ænd əpˈoʊzd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ.