Confrontation of Louis Langlois dit Traversy, 13th witness, with Angélique, audience of 2 in the afternoon, 17 May 1734.

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Confrontation done By Us Pierre Raimbault King's counsellor Lieutenant General, Civil Et Criminel, at the Seat of the Jurisdiction Royal of Montreal at the request of the King's prosecutor, plaintiff And Litigant Accuser Against Marie Joseph Negress Slave of dame widow francheville, prisoner In the gaols of This city And thibault accused and Accomplice; of the witnesses heard at The Information done by Us on the fourteenth of April And This, In the Execution of Our ordinance of the six and 8th of the said Month of April with which Confrontation we proceeded as does Follow.

On Monday the seventeen of May
seventeen Hundred thirty-four at six two
in the afternoon In the Chambers
of the Gaol of This
city

Had brought Before Us by the

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Gaol keeper the said Accused whom we Confronted with Louis langlois dit traversy thirteenth witness at the Said Information And upon taking the oath to Tell the Truth And Interrogated to Say If they Know of each other, they Said that it was so, following which we gave a Reading to the Said Accused of the first articles of the Deposition of the said witness, Containing his name, surname, age, status And Residence, And His Declaration that he is not family, allied to, Servant nor Domestic to the Accused, And Interrogated the Said accused to state presently any Reproaches Against the said witness, that If Not done And failing to do So she will have no Recourse after having been read the Deposition And Re-examination of the said witness, in accordance with the Ordinance that We gave her to hear; the said Accused stated that she had no

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Reproaches to make presently And wished to Ascertain If He had Not spoken Untruthfully, Upon which We reiterated Our Question And declared to her that following a reading of the Deposition She will have no Recourse to Reproach the said witness.

This done we proceeded with a Reading to the said accused of the deposition And Re-examination of the said witness And upon hearing it she Stated that she had not Spoken in this way but that she had said that she had Been Quite imprudent to not wait for the Snow to be Gone, that her traces would have gone unseen. And that she made no use of the term whore in regard to her mistress and the said witness said that His Deposition and Re-examination Are truthful, and said of the said Accused present that he heard her speak as stated in His Deposition And Re-examination And he Maintained this to the said Accused, And that she had Repeated to Him Many times that If her Mistress sold her she would Repent And the said accused stated “My poor traversy, you could be speaking erroneously.” And the said traversy maintained that he made no error, And Maintained this to the said accused. A Reading done to the said traversy And the said accused Negress of the present Confrontation, They persisted Each on Their own Behalf And Declared to not know how to Write nor Sign, as requested.

[signed] P. Raimbault

[signed] C. Porlier