text_original: It and made was said that he employed his mistress, money in Caenis, as a go between in such degrading business, and that he allowed his fiscal agents 4 to enrich themselves by greed and fraud, step  merry, ping in at last to take the spoil, and draining them like sponges dry.
text_transcription: IT WAS SAID THAT HE EMPLOYED HIS MISTRESS KINDNESS AS A GO BETWEEN IN SUCH DEGRADING BUSINESS AND THAT HE ALLOWED HIS FISCAL AGENTS TO ENRICH THEMSELVES BY GREED AND FRAUD STEPPING IN AT LAST TO TAKE THE SPOIL AND DRAINING THEM LIKE SPONGES DRY
phonemes: ɪɾ ænd mˌeɪd wʌz sˈɛd ðæt hiː ɛmplˈɔɪd hɪz mˈɪstɹəs, mˈʌni ɪn kˈiːniz, æz ɐ ɡˌoʊ bᵻtwˌiːn ɪn sˈʌtʃ dᵻɡɹˈeɪdɪŋ bˈɪznəs, ænd ðæt hiː ɐlˈaʊd hɪz fˈɪskəl ˈeɪdʒənts fˈɔːɹ tʊ ɛnɹˈɪtʃ ðɛmsˈɛlvz baɪ ɡɹˈiːd ænd fɹˈɔːd, stˈɛp mˈɛɹi, pˈɪŋ ɪn æt lˈæst tə tˈeɪk ðə spˈɔɪl, ænd dɹˈeɪnɪŋ ðˌɛm lˈaɪk spˈʌndʒᵻz dɹˈaɪ.