I have been bred up to Letters from mine infancy; & because I was perswaded, that by their means a man might acquire a clear and certain knowledg of all that's usefull for this life, I was extremely desirous to learn them:
Ni txikitatik izan naiz letretan hezia eta, hauen bidez bizitzarako onuragarria den guztiaren ezagupen argi eta segurua lor nezakeela sinestarazi zidatenez, irrika handiz landu nituen.