text_original: The Estates of Scotland passed an act a few year? 163 THE RBIGN OF QUEEN ANNE before Queen Anne's accession which was described as an act for company trading to Africa and the Indies^ and aroused but little attention at the time of its passage. The schemes which were afterwards de  veloped by this company were the outcome mainly of the enterprising spirit of William Paterson, Paterson was a man of unquestionable ability as a financier.
text_transcription: THE ESTATES OF SCOTLAND PASSED AN ACT A FEW YEARS BEFORE QUEEN ANNE'S ACCESSION WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS AN ACT FOR COMPANY TRADING TO AFRICA AND THE INDIES AND AROUSED BUT LITTLE ATTENTION AT THE TIME OF ITS PASSAGE THE SCHEMES WHICH WERE AFTERWARDS DEVELOPED BY THIS COMPANY WERE THE OUTCOME MAINLY OF THE ENTERPRISING SPIRIT OF WILLIAM PATTERSON PATTERSON WAS A MAN OF UNQUESTIONABLE ABILITY AS A FINANCIER
phonemes: ðɪ ᵻstˈeɪts ʌv skˈɑːtlənd pˈæst ɐn ˈækt ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹ? wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ðɪ ˈɑːɹbˈɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn bᵻfˌɔːɹ kwˈiːn ˈænz ɐksˈɛʃən wˌɪtʃ wʌz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz ɐn ˈækt fɔːɹ kˈʌmpəni tɹˈeɪdɪŋ tʊ ˈæfɹɪkə ænd ðɪ ˈɪndiz ænd ɚɹˈaʊzd bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl ɐtˈɛnʃən æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv ɪts pˈæsɪdʒ. ðə skˈiːmz wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ˈæftɚwɚdz də vˈɛləpt baɪ ðɪs kˈʌmpəni wɜː ðɪ ˈaʊtkʌm mˈeɪnli ʌvðɪ ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzɪŋ spˈɪɹɪt ʌv wˈɪljəm pˈæɾɚsən, pˈæɾɚsən wʌzɐ mˈæn ʌv ʌŋkwˈɛstʃənəbəl ɐbˈɪləɾi æz ɐ faɪnˈænsiɚ.