"I found the people of this island and all the other islands to be very naked, as I have said, men and women, just as their mothers bore them, but they know not what it is to be shameful, nor to cover …"

"I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjo…"

"I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown."

"I have always read that the world was spherical."

"The natives are an inoffensive people, but so far from being intelligent that they are incapable of learning."