text_original: Much of the cruelty of previous monarchs grew out of their wanton waste. The imperial revenue was small, and their extiavagance soon drained their coffers ; to replenish them they liad recourse to rapine or judicial murder.
text_transcription: MUCH OF THE CRUELTY OF PREVIOUS MONARCHS GREW OUT OF THEIR WANTON WASTE THE IMPERIAL REVENUE WAS SMALL AND THEIR EXTRAVAGANCE SOON DRAINED THEIR COFFERS TO REPLENISH THEM THEY HAD RECOURSE TO RAPINE OR JUDICIAL MURDER
phonemes: mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə kɹˈuːəlti ʌv pɹˈiːviəs mˈɑːnɚkz ɡɹˈuː ˌaʊɾəv ðɛɹ wˈɔntən wˈeɪst. ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɹˈɛvənˌuː wʌz smˈɔːl, ænd ðɛɹ ɛksʃˈɪɐvˌæɡəns sˈuːn dɹˈeɪnd ðɛɹ kˈɑːfɚz ; tə ɹᵻplˈɛnɪʃ ðˌɛm ðeɪ lˈaɪəd ɹᵻkˈɔːɹs tə ɹˈæpaɪn ɔːɹ dʒuːdˈɪʃəl mˈɜːdɚ.