text_original: In 1705 he was appointed a member of the Council to Prince George of Denmark, who then held the office of Lord High Admiral ; an office which, it need hardly be said, had been given to the Prince for no particular reason but that he was the husband of Queen Anne.
text_transcription: IN SEVENTEEN O FIVE HE WAS APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL TO PRINCE GEORGE OF DENMARK WHO THEN HELD THE OFFICE OF LORD HIGH ADMIRAL AN OFFICE WHICH IT NEED HARDLY BE SAID HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE PRINCE FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON BUT THAT HE WAS THE HUSBAND OF QUEEN ANNE
phonemes: ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kˈaʊnsəl tə pɹˈɪns dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ʌv dˈɛnmɑːɹk, hˌuː ðˈɛn hˈɛld ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv lˈɔːɹd hˈaɪ ˈædmɜːɹəl ; ɐn ˈɑːfɪs wˈɪtʃ, ɪt nˈiːd hˈɑːɹdli biː sˈɛd, hɐdbɪn ɡˈɪvən tə ðə pɹˈɪns fɔːɹ nˈoʊ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ ɹˈiːzən bˌʌt ðæt hiː wʌzðə hˈʌsbənd ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn.