text_original: These noble 1703 THE PROPOSED UNION. 213 lords and honourable members had convinced themselves, no doubt, that it would be an immense benefit for the Irish people to be made converts by any process to the Protestant faith, and were quite satisfied that any amount of coercion apphed for that purpose would, if only successful, have tended to the moral and material benefit of the Irish people.
text_transcription: THESE NOBLE LORDS AND HONORABLE MEMBERS HAD CONVINCED THEMSELVES NO DOUBT THAT IT WOULD BE AN IMMENSE BENEFIT FOR THE IRISH PEOPLE TO BE MADE CONVERTS BY ANY PROCESS TO THE PROTESTANT FAITH AND WERE QUITE SATISFIED THAT ANY AMOUNT OF COERCION APPLIED FOR THAT PURPOSE WOULD IF ONLY SUCCESSFUL HAVE TENDED TO THE MORAL AND MATERIAL BENEFIT OF THE IRISH PEOPLE
phonemes: ðiːz nˈoʊbəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ðə pɹəpˈoʊzd jˈuːniən. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn lˈɔːɹdz ænd ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl mˈɛmbɚz hæd kənvˈɪnst ðɛmsˈɛlvz, nˈoʊ dˈaʊt, ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd biː ɐn ɪmˈɛns bˈɛnɪfˌɪt fɚðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈiːpəl təbi mˌeɪd kənvˈɜːts baɪ ˌɛni pɹˈɑːsɛs tə ðə pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt fˈeɪθ, ænd wɜː kwˈaɪt sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd ðæt ˌɛni ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv kˌoʊˈɜːʃən ˈæpt fɔːɹ ðæt pˈɜːpəs wˈʊd, ɪf ˈoʊnli səksˈɛsfəl, hæv tˈɛndᵻd tə ðə mˈɔːɹəl ænd mətˈɪɹiəl bˈɛnɪfˌɪt ʌvðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ pˈiːpəl.