text_original: Merchant fleets passed peacefully from land to land and exchanged the products of their different climates, while the central government was content to keep the police of sea and land, allowing tolls and harbour dues to be levied for purposes of local revenue, and watching over the corn trade with especial care, that the markets of the capital might be alw.ays stocked.
text_transcription: MERCHANT FLEETS PASSED PEACEFULLY FROM LAND TO LAND AND EXCHANGED THE PRODUCTS OF THEIR DIFFERENT CLIMATES WHILE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WAS CONTENT TO KEEP THE POLICE OF SEA AND LAND ALLOWING TOLLS AND HARBOR DUES TO BE LEVIED FOR PURPOSES OF LOCAL REVENUE AND WATCHING OVER THE CORN TRADE WITH ESPECIAL CARE THAT THE MARKETS OF THE CAPITAL MIGHT BE ALWAYS STOCKED
phonemes: mˈɜːtʃənt flˈiːts pˈæst pˈiːsfəli fɹʌm lˈænd tə lˈænd ænd ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒd ðə pɹˈɑːdʌkts ʌv ðɛɹ dˈɪfɹənt klˈaɪməts, wˌaɪl ðə sˈɛntɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz kəntˈɛnt tə kˈiːp ðə pəlˈiːs ʌv sˈiː ænd lˈænd, ɐlˈaʊɪŋ tˈoʊlz ænd hˈɑːɹbɚ dˈuːz təbi lˈɛvid fɔːɹ pˈɜːpəsᵻz ʌv lˈoʊkəl ɹˈɛvənˌuː, ænd wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈɔːɹn tɹˈeɪd wɪð ɪspˈɛʃəl kˈɛɹ, ðætðə mˈɑːɹkɪts ʌvðə kˈæpɪɾəl mˌaɪt biː ˈɔlw.ˈaɪz stˈɑːkt.