"Oh, what a disgrace if such a despised and base race, which worships demons, should conquer a people which has the faith of omnipotent God and has been made glorious with the name of Christ!"

"We grant to all who undertake this expedition a plenary indulgence."

"If you are conquered, you will have the glory of those who die for Christ."

"Let those who have been for a long time plunderers, now become Christian knights."

"For the land which you inhabit, shut in on all sides by the seas and surrounded by the mountain peaks, is too narrow for your large population."