In our passage we were boarded by a Sallee rover. Our men defended themselves like true Pope's soldiers; they flung themselves upon their knees, laid down their arms, and begged the corsair to give them absolution in articulo mortis.
Hete aquí un pirata de Salé que nos da caza y nos aborda: nuestros soldados se defendiéron como buenos soldados del papa, es decir que tiráron las armas y se hincáron de rodillas, pidiendo al pirata la absolución in articulo mortis.