Francisco Brás das Neves, curate of the parish of Freixianda, in this Patriarchate of Lisbon*, declares: that on the twentieth of October of this year he interviewed the two little girls of the parish of Fátima who say that Our Lady appeared to them at the place called Cova da Iria, in the same parish, on the 13th of each month from May to October inclusive, also of this year; and that the elder, named Lúcia, stated to him that Our Lady, when she appeared to her on 13 October, had promised her that the war would end that very day. He further declares: that when he met Lúcia again on the eighth of this month of December, and it was pointed out to her that the war had not ended on the day stated, nor indeed by that date, she answered that perhaps she had been mistaken, since her companion Jacinta had said that Our Lady had said, for her part, that the war would indeed end – but if the people mended their ways.
Francisco Brás das Neves, coadjutor da freguesia da Freixianda, deste Patriarcado de Lisboa, declara: que, tendo entrevistado no dia vinte de outubro, do corrente ano, as duas meninas da freguesia da Fátima, que dizem ter-lhes aparecido Nossa Senhora no sítio da Cova da Iria, da mesma freguesia, no dia 13 dos meses de maio a outubro, inclusive, também do corrente ano, a mais velha, de nome Lúcia, lhe afirmara que Nossa Senhora, quando lhe apareceu no dia 13 de outubro, lhe prometera que a guerra havia de terminar naquele mesmo dia. Outrossim declara: que, encontrando-se de novo com ela, Lúcia, no dia oito do corrente mês de dezembro, e sendo-lhe feita a observação de que a guerra não tinha acabado no dia designado nem tão pouco até àquela data, pela mesma foi respondido que talvez se tivesse enganado, pois que a sua companheira Jacinta dissera que Nossa Senhora havia dito por sua vez que a guerra acabaria, sim, mas se o povo se emendasse.