ðə kɹˈaʊn hæd ʃˈoʊn ɐ stɹˈɔŋ pɹˈɛfɹəns fɔːɹ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi mˈɛn æz vˈaɪsɹɔɪz, ænd ðoʊz ðæt dɪdnˌɑːt hæv ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi bˈækɡɹaʊnd dʒˈɛnɚɹəli hæd ɐn ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl wˌʌn.
The Crown had shown a strong preference for military men as viceroys, and those that did not have a military background generally had an ecclesiastical one.