text_original: It was said that the Duke of Burgundy urged the King to accept the prof  fered conditions on the ground that the continuance of the war would mean the absolute ruin of France, and Bishop Burnet seems to give credit to the state  ment commonly belieyed that Madame de Maintenon brought her influence to bear upon the King with the same object in view.
text_transcription: IT WAS SAID THAT THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY URGED THE KING TO ACCEPT THE PROFFERED CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND THAT THE CONTINUANCE OF THE WAR WOULD MEAN THE ABSOLUTE RUIN OF FRANCE AND BISHOP BURNET SEEMS TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE STATEMENT COMMONLY BELIEVED THAT MADAME DE MAINTENON BROUGHT HER INFLUENCE TO BEAR UPON THE KING WITH THE SAME OBJECT IN VIEW
phonemes: ɪt wʌz sˈɛd ðætðə dˈuːk ʌv bˈɜːɡʌndi ˈɜːdʒd ðə kˈɪŋ tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðə pɹˈɑːf fˈɜːd kəndˈɪʃənz ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ðætðə kəntˈɪnjuːəns ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ wʊd mˈiːn ðɪ ˈæbsəlˌuːt ɹˈuːɪn ʌv fɹˈæns, ænd bˈɪʃəp bˈɜːnɪt sˈiːmz tə ɡˈɪv kɹˈɛdɪt tə ðə stˈeɪt mˈɛnt kˈɑːmənli bᵻlid ðæt mˈædəm də mˈeɪntɛnən bɹˈɔːt hɜːɹ ˈɪnfluːəns tə bˈɛɹ əpˌɑːn ðə kˈɪŋ wɪððə sˈeɪm ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ɪn vjˈuː.