text_original: Scotland at the time was much more active than England in these trading enterprises, and the check maintained by the mere slowness of action which al  most necessarily characterized the doings of the two Houses of Parliament in the southern part of the island was not known to the constitutional practices of the northern kingdom. The English and Scotch trading companies regarded themselves as rivals.
text_transcription: SCOTLAND AT THE TIME WAS MUCH MORE ACTIVE THAN ENGLAND IN THESE TRADING ENTERPRISES AND THE CHECK MAINTAINED BY THE MERE SLOWNESS OF ACTION WHICH ALMOST NECESSARILY CHARACTERIZED THE DOINGS OF THE TWO HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND WAS NOT KNOWN TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOM THE ENGLISH AND SCOTCH TRADING COMPANIES REGARDED THEMSELVES AS RIVALS
phonemes: skˈɑːtlənd æt ðə tˈaɪm wʌz mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ ˈæktɪv ðɐn ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪn ðiːz tɹˈeɪdɪŋ ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzᵻz, ænd ðə tʃˈɛk meɪntˈeɪnd baɪ ðə mˈɪɹ slˈoʊnəs ʌv ˈækʃən wˌɪtʃ ˈæl mˈoʊst nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd ðə dˈuːɪŋz ʌvðə tˈuː hˈaʊzᵻz ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd wʌz nˌɑːt nˈoʊn tə ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl pɹˈæktɪsᵻz ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚn kˈɪŋdəm. ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd skˈɑːtʃ tɹˈeɪdɪŋ kˈʌmpəniz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ðɛmsˈɛlvz æz ɹˈaɪvəlz.