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António dos Santos on Other 1917 events

António dos Santos

Seer's familyVillagerfarmer, father of the seer Lúcia, owner of the Cova da Iria plot
Other 1917First-handPartlyInterrogation
English

Questioned about the cutting of the holm-oak shrubs or holm oaks, he declared: That on his property at the Cóva da Iria, at the spot where his daughter Lucia said a Saint had appeared to her, three small holm oaks were cut, two of them cut with a saw or handsaw, and the third with an axe or billhook, they not having been cut on the \_\_\_\_\_ thirteenth of October last but some days later6, he being unaware, however, of the exact day, and not knowing either who was the person or persons who cut them7. That the loss he suffered is reckoned at two or three escudos. That he has no witnesses of the fact.

Português (original)

Perguntado acerca do córte das carrasqueiras ou azinheiras, declarou: Que na sua propriedade, da Cóva da Iria, no local aonde sua filha Lucia dizia lhe aparecera uma Santa, foram cortadas trez azinheiras pequenas, sendo duas cortadas a sérra ou serróte, e a terceira com machado ou podôa, não tendo sido cortadas no dia \_\_\_\_\_ treze de Outubro findo mas sim dias depois6, egnorando comtudo o dia certo, e não sabendo tambem quem foi a pessôa ou pessôas que as cortaram7. Que o prejuiso que sofreu é calculado em dois ou trez escudos. Que não tem testemunhas do facto.

Editor's notes (3)

5 Stamp at the top of the page.

6 As we already know, the cutting was done on the night of 22 to 23 October (cf. Doc. 169, of 24 October 1917).

7 The other six holm oaks that are mentioned (cf. Doc. 310, of 19 November 1917) must have belonged to neighbouring properties.

5 Carimbo ao cimo da página.

6 Como já sabemos, o corte foi feito na noite de 22 para 23 de Outubro (cf. Doc. 169, de 24 de Outubro de 1917).

7 As outras seis azinheiras de que se fala (cf. Doc. 310, de 19 de Novembro de 1917), deviam pertencer a propriedades vizinhas.

DCF III-1, Doc. 329 · interrogation · 29 Nov 1917View scans (4)Link

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