text_original: It was therefore only natural for him to rebuke the officious zeal of the informers who reported words or acts of seeming dis  respect, and the old laws of treason which had covered charges, so fatal because so ill defined, dropped for a while at least into abeyance.
text_transcription: IT WAS THEREFORE ONLY NATURAL FOR HIM TO REBUKE THE OFFICIOUS ZEAL OF THE INFORMERS WHO REPORTED WORDS OR ACTS OF SEEMING DISRESPECT AND THE OLD LAWS OF TREASON WHICH HAD COVERED CHARGES SO FATAL BECAUSE SO ILL DEFINED DROPPED FOR A WHILE AT LEAST INTO ABEYANCE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ˈoʊnli nˈætʃɚɹəl fɔːɹ hˌɪm tə ɹᵻbjˈuːk ðɪ əfˈɪʃəs zˈiːl ʌvðɪ ɪnfˈɔːɹmɚz hˌuː ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾᵻd wˈɜːdz ɔːɹ ˈækts ʌv sˈiːmɪŋ dˈɪs ɹᵻspˈɛkt, ænd ðɪ ˈoʊld lˈɔːz ʌv tɹˈiːzən wˌɪtʃ hæd kˈʌvɚd tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz, sˌoʊ fˈeɪɾəl bɪkˈʌz sˌoʊ ˈɪl dᵻfˈaɪnd, dɹˈɑːpt fɚɹə wˈaɪl æt lˈiːst ˌɪntʊ ɐbˈeɪəns.