Transcription
que en mas de un año que haze que dicho Ja
cob y sus compañeros esta en esta Ciudad ha
blando con gentes que no hablan otro idioma
que el frances, era mas regular y verisimil lo
contrario; a lo qual contesto dicho Ortiz ratifican
dose en lo que havia expuesto, y que todo el
destacamento podria decir lo mismo: Y que si
el Negro no habla bien aora sera porque
no quiere----
Preguntado el referido Negro Jaco, quien
lo condujo a presencia del Comandante,
que en ninguna de ellas asistio dho Diego Or-
tiz, y que a este no lo vio sino en las ocasiones
que iba a dar a comer al que responde, y re=
ponde----
Preguntado Diego Ortiz sobre lo que
cob y sus compañeros esta en esta Ciudad ha
blando con gentes que no hablan otro idioma
que el frances, era mas regular y verisimil lo
contrario; a lo qual contesto dicho Ortiz ratifican
dose en lo que havia expuesto, y que todo el
destacamento podria decir lo mismo: Y que si
el Negro no habla bien aora sera porque
no quiere----
Preguntado el referido Negro Jaco, quien
lo condujo a presencia del Comandante,
que en ninguna de ellas asistio dho Diego Or-
tiz, y que a este no lo vio sino en las ocasiones
que iba a dar a comer al que responde, y re=
ponde----
Preguntado Diego Ortiz sobre lo que
Translation
that in the more than a year since said Jacob
and his fellows had been in this City speaking
with people who did not speak any other language
but French, the reverse would be more normal and
plausible; to which the said Ortiz answered confirming
what he had said, and that the whole
detachment could say the same: And that if
the Black does not speak well now it is because
he does not want to--
The said Black Jaco asked, who
brought him into the presence of the Commander,
that the said Diego Ortiz did not attend any of the declarations,
and that he did not see the latter except on those occasions
that he came to feed the declarant, and he responds--
Diego Ortiz asked about what the
and his fellows had been in this City speaking
with people who did not speak any other language
but French, the reverse would be more normal and
plausible; to which the said Ortiz answered confirming
what he had said, and that the whole
detachment could say the same: And that if
the Black does not speak well now it is because
he does not want to--
The said Black Jaco asked, who
brought him into the presence of the Commander,
that the said Diego Ortiz did not attend any of the declarations,
and that he did not see the latter except on those occasions
that he came to feed the declarant, and he responds--
Diego Ortiz asked about what the
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