I say so because his fate brought him to my galley and to my bench, and made him a slave to the same master; and before we left the port this gentleman composed two sonnets by way of epitaphs, one on the Goletta and the other on the fort; indeed, I may as well repeat them, for I have them by heart, and I think they will be liked rather than disliked.
Dígolo porque su suerte le trujo a mi galera y a mi banco, y a ser esclavo de mi mesmo patrón; y, antes que nos partiésemos de aquel puerto, hizo este caballero dos sonetos, a manera de epitafios, el uno a la Goleta y el otro al fuerte. Y en verdad que los tengo de decir, porque los sé de memoria y creo que antes causarán gusto que pesadumbre.»