"These people are very lazy, and they do no work, but live by plunder and robbery."

"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man has a child, he gives the child a name that is taken from a flower or a tree."

"They are a very superstitious people, and they consult diviners and soothsayers in all their affairs."

"The people of Japan are white, and they are very courteous, but they are the most cruel people in the world."

"The men are very warlike and are all horsemen. They have no cities or towns, but live in tents."