text_original: 316 THE LONDON OF QUEEN ANNE There were several prisons and houses of oorrec  tion, and the treatment of prisoners, whether awaiting their trial or working out their sentences or merely in confinement because they could not or would not pay their debts, was of a nature which to a modem reader would seem almost incredible if the minute descriptions of contemporary observers did not make it impossible for us to have any doubts on the subject.
text_transcription: HED THERE WERE SEVERAL PRISONS AND HOUSES OF CORRECTION AND THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS WHETHER AWAITING THEIR TRIAL OR WORKING OUT THEIR SENTENCES OR MERELY IN CONFINEMENT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT PAY THEIR DEBTS WAS OF A NATURE WHICH TO A MODERN READER WOULD SEEM ALMOST INCREDIBLE IF THE MINUTE DESCRIPTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY OBSERVERS DID NOT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE ANY DOUBTS ON THE SUBJECT
phonemes: θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn ðə lˈʌndən ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn ðɛɹwˌɜː sˈɛvɹəl pɹˈɪzənz ænd hˈaʊzᵻz ʌv ˈuːɹɛk tɪˈɑːn, ænd ðə tɹˈiːtmənt ʌv pɹˈɪzənɚz, wˈɛðɚɹ ɐwˈeɪɾɪŋ ðɛɹ tɹˈaɪəl ɔːɹ wˈɜːkɪŋ ˈaʊt ðɛɹ sˈɛntənsᵻz ɔːɹ mˈɪɹli ɪn kənfˈaɪnmənt bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ɔːɹ wʊd nˌɑːt pˈeɪ ðɛɹ dˈɛts, wʌz əvə nˈeɪtʃɚ wˌɪtʃ tʊ ɐ mˈoʊdəm ɹˈiːdɚ wʊd sˈiːm ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪŋkɹˈɛdɪbəl ɪf ðə mˈɪnɪt dᵻskɹˈɪpʃənz ʌv kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi əbzˈɜːvɚz dɪdnˌɑːt mˌeɪk ɪɾ ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl fɔːɹ ˌʌs tə hæv ˌɛni dˈaʊts ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt.