A man that hath practised to speak by drawing in of his breath, (which kind of men in antient time were called Ventriloqui,) and so make the weaknesse of his voice seem to proceed, not from the weak impulsion of the organs of Speech, but from distance of place, is able to make very many men beleeve it is a voice from Heaven, whatsoever he please to tell them.
Barrurantz arnasa hartuz hitz egiten ikasi duen batek (antzina ventriloqui deitzen zitzaienak esan nahi dut), bere ahotsaren ahuldadeak mintza-organoen eragin ahuletik barik urrutiko lekuren batetik datorrela dirudielarik, ahots hori Zerutik datorrela sinestaraz diezaioke jende askori, dena delako hitzak esan.