He said "it was very reasonable to think, not only that the species of men were originally much larger, but also that there must have been giants in former ages; which, as it is asserted by history and tradition, so it has been confirmed by huge bones and skulls, casually dug up in several parts of the kingdom, far exceeding the common dwindled race of men in our days."
Giza espeziea hasieran askoz handiagoa izan zela pentsatzea oso zentzuzkoa zela esaten zuen, baita erraldoiak egongo zirela ere iragan garaietan, historiak eta tradizioak baieztatzen duten eta erresumako zenbait aldetan aurkitutako hezurtzar eta burezurrek ere bide batez berresten duten bezala, hauek gaur egun ohikoa den giza espezie murriztuarenak baino askoz handiagoak direlarik.