"I have persecuted the natives of England beyond all reason. Whether gentle or simple, I have cruelly oppressed them; many I unjustly disinherited; innumerable multitudes perished through me by famine …"

"I am not so proud that I scorn the counsel of fools."

"I attacked the English of the Northern Shires like a lion. I ordered their houses and corn, with all their belongings, to be burnt without exception and large herds of cattle and beasts of burden to b…"

"I have taken my oath to God, and I will keep it."

"By the Splendour of God, I will not be swayed!"