text_original: During the existence of ' The Spectator ' came into force the Act of Parliament which imposed a stamp tax on all printed newspapers. There had al  ready been a duty on paper, vellum, and parchment, and on certain legal documents. The Act which im  posed these duties belonged to the reign of Charles the Second, but in the days of Queen Anne such a tax was made for the first time upon newspaper publications.
text_transcription: DURING THE EXISTENCE OF THE SPECTATOR CAME INTO FORCE THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT WHICH IMPOSED A STAMP TAX ON ALL PRINTED NEWSPAPERS THERE HAD ALREADY BEEN A DUTY ON PAPER VELLUM AND PARCHMENT AND ON CERTAIN LEGAL DOCUMENTS THE ACT WHICH IMPOSED THESE DUTIES BELONGED TO THE REIGN OF CHARLES THE SECOND BUT IN THE DAYS OF QUEEN ANNE SUCH ATTACKS WAS MADE FOR THE FIRST TIME UPON NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONS
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv ðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚ kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ fˈɔːɹs ðɪ ˈækt ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt wˌɪtʃ ɪmpˈoʊzd ɐ stˈæmp tˈæks ˌɔn ˈɔːl pɹˈɪntᵻd nˈuːzpeɪpɚz. ðɛɹ hæd ˈæl ɹˈɛdi bˌɪn ɐ dˈuːɾi ˌɔn pˈeɪpɚ, vˈɛləm, ænd pˈɑːɹtʃmənt, ænd ˌɔn sˈɜːʔn̩ lˈiːɡəl dˈɑːkjuːmənts. ðɪ ˈækt wˌɪtʃ ˈɪm pˈoʊzd ðiːz dˈuːɾiz bᵻlˈɔŋd tə ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz ðə sˈɛkənd, bˌʌt ɪnðə dˈeɪz ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn sˈʌtʃ ɐ tˈæks wʌz mˌeɪd fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm əpˌɑːn nˈuːzpeɪpɚ pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃənz.