"My tribulations are so great, my life so disturbed by the plans daily invented to further the King's wicked intention…"

"Sir, I beseech you for all the love that hath been between us, and for the love of God, let me have justice and right…"

"My most dear lord, King and husband, / The hour of my death now drawing on, the tender love I owe you forceth me, my …"

"Did I not tell you that whenever you argue with the Queen she is sure to have the upper hand?! I see that one fine mo…"

"Nature wronged her in making her a woman. But for her sex she could have surpassed all the heroes of history."

"Ribas wrote under the most favourable circumstances and made good use of his opportunities."

"His reputation as an historian rests secure upon his history of the Jesuit missions of Mexico."

"Peter does not need our lies or our flattery. Those who blindly and indiscriminately defend every decision of the Sup…"

"While his superiors regarded him as one of the best and most zealous of friars, the people looked upon him as a saint."

"It is time to place an end to the iniquity and as human persons who preach love and peace, we lift our voices in favo…"