... he was a man of most admirable fine parts, and great industry, whereby in some years he became so noted for his profound skill in mathematics that he was deservedly accounted the greatest person in that profession of any in his time.
... siya ay isang tao ng pinaka-admirable mabuting bahagi, at mahusay na industriya, upang sa ilang taon na siya ay naging bantog kaya para sa kalaliman ng kanyang kakayahan sa matematika na siya ay nararapat accounted ang pinakadakilang tao na sa propesyon ng anumang sa kanyang panahon.