"O most valiant soldiers and descendants of invincible ancestors, do not degenerate, but recall the valor of your forefathers."

"For your brethren who live in the East are in urgent need of your help... the Turks and Arabs have attacked them."

"The Turks, a race of Persians, have taken the Holy Land; they circumcise Christians and pour the blood from the circumcision on the altars or into baptismal fonts."

"The royal city, situated at the center of the world, is now held captive by His enemies, and is enslaved by peoples who do not know God."

"Oh, how admirable is that salting! Truly, you must strive by the salt of wisdom to correct these foolish people, hastening open-mouthed after the pleasures of this world, lest putrefied by sins and un…"