"I went to sea from the most tender age and have continued in a sea life to this day."

"The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home."

"And I say that Your Highnesses ought to determine to make them Christians, for I believe that if they begin, in a short time they will be finished, and will have great revenues and dominion, and all t…"

"No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service."

"I am a most wretched man; I am stripped of my honor, my wealth, and everything I possessed."