- Bernard de Vignolles: [to David] I killed Rodrigo, but you know on a project of this sort, there is always one tongue more that you can silence - unless you're prepared to silence it yourself.
- Sir John Kendal: These Italians, they've no sense of shame, no respect for decency, purity. I don't know what's happening, I really don't.
- Master John: I am, I hope, a good Christian. I would not like to kill another, just for demonstration purposes. It would go against my conscience.