"Therefore, I pray and exhort, nay not I, but the Lord prays and exhorts you, as heralds of Christ, to urge men of all ranks, knights and foot-soldiers, rich and poor, to hasten to exterminate this vil…"

"We desire that you, with all the faithful, should hasten to the aid of the Christians, and strive to deliver them from the hands of the pagans."

"Let no one imagine that this expedition is for the sake of plunder, but for the remission of sins."

"We command all of you to prepare yourselves for the journey."

"Whoever shall set out on this journey out of devotion alone, and not for gain or honor, shall be absolved from all sin."