text_original: The pro  visions of that Act were obviously and avowedly con  structed for the purpose of preventing any Prince or Princess of the Roman Catholic faith from succeeding to the throne of England. In the minds of those who were opposed to the Hanoverian succession it seemed quite clear that the Act of Settlement could in no wise interfere with the accession of a Prince who stood nearest in relation to the reigning Sovereign and who proclaimed himself a member of the Pro  testant Church.
text_transcription: THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT WERE OBVIOUSLY AND AVOWEDLY CONSTRUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING ANY PRINCE OR PRINCESS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH FROM SUCCEEDING TO THE THRONE OF ENGLAND IN THE MINDS OF THOSE WHO WERE OPPOSED TO THE HANOVERIAN SUCCESSION IT SEEMED QUITE CLEAR THAT THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT COULD IN NO WISE INTERFERE WITH THE ACCESSION OF A PRINCE WHO STOOD NEAREST IN RELATION TO THE REIGNING SOVEREIGN AND WHO PROCLAIMED HIMSELF A MEMBER OF THE PROTESTANT CHURCH
phonemes: ðə pɹˈoʊ vˈɪʒənz ʌv ðæt ˈækt wɜːɹ ˈɑːbviəsli ænd ɐvˈaʊᵻdli kˈɑːn stɹˈʌktᵻd fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv pɹɪvˈɛntɪŋ ˌɛni pɹˈɪns ɔːɹ pɹˈɪnsɛs ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən kˈæθlɪk fˈeɪθ fɹʌm səksˈiːdɪŋ tə ðə θɹˈoʊn ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd. ɪnðə mˈaɪndz ʌv ðoʊz hˌuː wɜːɹ əpˈoʊzd tə ðə hˌænoʊvˈɪɹiən səksˈɛʃən ɪt sˈiːmd kwˈaɪt klˈɪɹ ðætðɪ ˈækt ʌv sˈɛɾəlmənt kʊd ɪn nˈoʊ wˈaɪz ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ wɪððɪ ɐksˈɛʃən əvə pɹˈɪns hˌuː stˈʊd nˌɪɹɪst ɪn ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən tə ðə ɹˈeɪnɪŋ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ænd hˌuː pɹəklˈeɪmd hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə pɹˈoʊ tˈɛstənt tʃˈɜːtʃ.