text_original: The praetors had for many years put out a state  ment of the principles by which they would be guidec in dealing with the questions where the statute law would fail them or press hardly on the suitors, and many of these rules and forms, though at first binding only for the year, had gradually crystallised into a system of equity, which passed commonly from hand to hand, though somewhat loose and ill defined, and with much room for individual judgment and caprice.
text_transcription: THE PRAETORS HAD FOR MANY YEARS PUT OUT A STATEMENT OF THE PRINCIPLES BY WHICH THEY WOULD BE GUIDED IN DEALING WITH THE QUESTIONS WHERE THE STATUTE LAW WOULD FAIL THEM OR PRESS HARDLY ON THE SUITORS AND MANY OF THOSE RULES AND FORMS THOUGH AT FIRST BINDING ONLY FOR THE YEAR HAD GRADUALLY CRYSTALLIZED INTO A SYSTEM OF EQUITY WHICH PASSED COMMONLY FROM HAND TO HAND THOUGH SOMEWHAT LOOSE AND ILL DEFINED AND WITH MUCH ROOM FOR INDIVIDUAL JUDGMENT AND CAPRICE
phonemes: ðə pɹˈiːɾɚz hæd fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz pˌʊt ˈaʊt ɐ stˈeɪt mˈɛnt ʌvðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz baɪ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ wʊd biː ɡˈaɪdɛk ɪn dˈiːlɪŋ wɪððə kwˈɛstʃənz wˌɛɹ ðə stˈætʃuːt lˈɔː wʊd fˈeɪl ðˌɛm ɔːɹ pɹˈɛs hˈɑːɹdli ɔnðə sˈuːɾɚz, ænd mˈɛnɪəv ðiːz ɹˈuːlz ænd fˈɔːɹmz, ðˌoʊ æt fˈɜːst bˈaɪndɪŋ ˈoʊnli fɚðə jˈɪɹ, hæd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli kɹˈɪstɐlˌaɪzd ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɪstəm ʌv ˈɛkwᵻɾi, wˌɪtʃ pˈæst kˈɑːmənli fɹʌm hˈænd tə hˈænd, ðˌoʊ sˈʌmwʌt lˈuːs ænd ˈɪl dᵻfˈaɪnd, ænd wɪð mˈʌtʃ ɹˈuːm fɔːɹ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl dʒˈʌdʒmənt ænd kɐpɹˈiːs.