When asked why he declined the tonsure, or shaved patch on the head identifying one as a member of the clergy, he answered that he was not afraid of the gallows as long as he was in possession of all his thinking faculties.
Kui talt päriti, miks ta keeldub tonsuurist ehk paljakspöetud pealaest, mis on katoliku vaimulike tunnusmärk, vastas ta, et niikaua kuni ta ise oma peaga mõelda suudab, ei karda ta võlla minna.