"This royal city, therefore, situated at the center of the world, is now held captive by His enemies… From you especially she asks succor, because, as we have already said, God has conferred upon you a…"

"We desire that you, with all the faithful, should hasten to the aid of the Christians, and strive to deliver them from the hands of the pagans."

"Let those who have been accustomed to fight for a little gain against Christians, now fight for an eternal reward against the infidels."

"Let no delay postpone the journey."

"And we do not command or advise that the old or feeble, or those unfit for bearing arms, undertake this journey; nor ought women to set out at all, without their husbands or brothers or legal guardian…"