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y haviendo lo prestado ambos por antemi el Es.no
y ofrecido decir verdad en lo que supieren
y fueren preguntados dicho Rodriguez leyo al
Negro Cofi desde la primera pregunta hasta
la ultima respuesta de la declaracion dada an
te el Comandante de Punta Cortada que
comienzan a la vuelta de quarenta y quatro
de estos autos se conocio entender el frances aun
que con dificultad y necessitando de explicacion
quando se le preguntaban algunas cosas largas
y en este acto tuvo a bien Su Senoria hazer
a ambos las reconvenciones siguientes----
Al Negro Cofi como es que ha dicho en su
citada confesion y acaba de decir en este
acto, que es falso lo que esta puesto en la de-
claracion extendida por el Comandante
quando D.n Fernando Rodriguez tiene decla
rado y el dicho Comandante manifestado
que estuvo presente el mismo Rodriguez
Translation
and having both given the oath before me the Scribe
and offering to tell the truth as they knew it
and were asked the said Rodriguez read to the
Black Cofi from the first question to the
last response of the declaration given before
the Commander of Punta Cortada that
begins on the back of page forty four
of these proceedings he was recognized to understand French although
with difficulty and needing explanation
when he was asked some long questions
and in this report His Honor deemed it proper to confront
both with the following--
To the Black Cofi as he had said in his
aforementioned confession and had just said in this
proceeding, that what was put in the
declaration issued by the Commander is false
whereas Don Fernando Rodriguez has said
and the said Commander declared
that the said Rodriguez was present with

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