"He is a diligent historiographer, from whom, in my opinion, a man may learn the truth of the affairs of his time, as exactly as from any other; in the most of which he was himself also a personal actor, and in honourable command.
Historiografo lehiatia da, harengandik, nire ustez, inorgandik bezain zehazki ikas baitaiteke haren aroko egitekoen egia: gehienetan bera egile izan baita eta maila ohoragarrian.