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ponde____
Preguntado porque en la declaracion
que se le tomo por mi el presente Escribano
no expuso lo mismo, que ha referido aora?
dixo: que por no haver estado tan advertido
de las cosas, como lo esta al presente y por
el rezelo que le asistia de disgustar, y des
agradar al Comandante por cuya con
sideracion se hallaba confundido: Y que
por lo tanto suplica al tribunal, que com-
padeciendose de un vecino honrado y
haciendose cargo de su inocencia, y que
sus hierros han dimanado de pura igno
rancia por una parte, y de compla
cencia por otra se sirva dispensar
de su indulgencia y mirar al decla
rante con la piedad y conmiseracion
que les estan proponia y responde-----
Y que lo que ha dicho y declarado ese
la verdad en Cargo del juramento que
Translation
responds___
Asked why in the declaration
which was taken from him by me the present Scribe
he did not say the same, as he has said now?
he said that it was because he had not been told as much
about it, as he was at present and because of
the misgivings he had about upsetting, and
annoying the Commander, being mixed up in it out of
esteem for him: And that
therefore, considering his appearing
to be an honorable neighbor and
affirming his innocence, and that
his errors resulted partly from pure
ignorance, and partly from
complaisance, he begs the indulgence of the court
and that they look upon the declarant with the pity and sympathy
that they deem proper and he responds--
And that what he has said and declared is
the truth Under the oath that

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