Transcription
Consecutivamente, haviendose quedado en la Sa
la D.n Fernando Rodriguez mando Su Senoria
comparecer al Negro Francisco esclavo de
Jorge Bergeron de quienes recivio jura
mento del dicho D.n Fernando por Dios y la
Cruz y del Negro Fran.co por medio de los
precitados Ynterpres por Dios en cuya exis
tencia cree, y haviendolo prestado ambos
ante mi el Escrivano como por dro se re
quiere y ofrecido decir verdad en lo que
supieren y fueren preguntados y el dicho
Rodriguez hizo al mismo Negro las preguntas
que constan en la declaracion de foxas trein
ta y cinco vuelta dada ante el comandante
de Punta Cortada explicandose en el
frances criollo para verificar si el dho Fran.co
las entendiende y contesta se reconocio que en
tendia y contestaba regularmente y recono
siendole su Senoria sobre que por que
la D.n Fernando Rodriguez mando Su Senoria
comparecer al Negro Francisco esclavo de
Jorge Bergeron de quienes recivio jura
mento del dicho D.n Fernando por Dios y la
Cruz y del Negro Fran.co por medio de los
precitados Ynterpres por Dios en cuya exis
tencia cree, y haviendolo prestado ambos
ante mi el Escrivano como por dro se re
quiere y ofrecido decir verdad en lo que
supieren y fueren preguntados y el dicho
Rodriguez hizo al mismo Negro las preguntas
que constan en la declaracion de foxas trein
ta y cinco vuelta dada ante el comandante
de Punta Cortada explicandose en el
frances criollo para verificar si el dho Fran.co
las entendiende y contesta se reconocio que en
tendia y contestaba regularmente y recono
siendole su Senoria sobre que por que
Translation
Consecutively, Don Fernando Rodriguez
having remained in the Room His Honor
ordered to appear the Black Francisco slave of
Jorge Bergeron from whom he received the oath
of the said Don Fernando by God and the
Cross and from the Black Francisco through the
said Interpreters by God in whose existence
he believes, and both having sworn
before me the Scribe as the law requires
and promised to tell the truth as they knew
it and were asked and the said
Rodriguez asked the said Black the questions
which are found in the declaration on the back of page
thirty five given before the commander
of Punta Cortada speaking in
creole French to verify if the said Francisco
understood them and answered it was understood that he
understood and answered normally and realizing
this his Honor asked why
having remained in the Room His Honor
ordered to appear the Black Francisco slave of
Jorge Bergeron from whom he received the oath
of the said Don Fernando by God and the
Cross and from the Black Francisco through the
said Interpreters by God in whose existence
he believes, and both having sworn
before me the Scribe as the law requires
and promised to tell the truth as they knew
it and were asked and the said
Rodriguez asked the said Black the questions
which are found in the declaration on the back of page
thirty five given before the commander
of Punta Cortada speaking in
creole French to verify if the said Francisco
understood them and answered it was understood that he
understood and answered normally and realizing
this his Honor asked why