text_original: He tells us how "After the union had been carried and was absolute law, there was still mischief in store for that Ist of May, 1707, when merchandise was to pass free be  tween the two countries — the great point that had throughout been demanded by Scotland and resisted by the trading interests of England."
text_transcription: HE TELLS US HOW AFTER THE UNION HAD BEEN CARRIED AND WAS ABSOLUTE LAW THERE WAS STILL MISCHIEF IN STORE FOR THAT FIRST OF MAY SEVENTEEN O SEVEN WHEN MERCHANDISE WAS TO PASS FREE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES THE GREAT POINT THAT HAD THROUGHOUT BEEN DEMANDED BY SCOTLAND AND RESISTED BY THE TRADING INTERESTS IN ENGLAND
phonemes: hiː tˈɛlz ˌʌs hˈaʊ "ˈæftɚ ðə jˈuːniən hɐdbɪn kˈæɹid ænd wʌz ˈæbsəlˌuːt lˈɔː, ðɛɹwˌʌz stˈɪl mˈɪstʃɪf ɪn stˈɔːɹ fɔːɹ ðæt ˈɪst ʌv mˈeɪ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən, wˌɛn mˈɜːtʃɐndˌaɪz wʌz tə pˈæs fɹˈiː biː twˈiːn ðə tˈuː kˈʌntɹiz — ðə ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɔɪnt ðæt hæd θɹuːˈaʊt bˌɪn dᵻmˈændᵻd baɪ skˈɑːtlənd ænd ɹᵻzˈɪstᵻd baɪ ðə tɹˈeɪdɪŋ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd."