John Batman

"The boat went up the large river I have spoken of, which comes from the east, and I am glad to state about six miles up found the river all good water and very deep. This will be the place for a village. The natives on shore."

"He was a youth of considerable intelligence and vigour, with a merry eye, a handsome face, and a flattering tongue to please the other sex."

"I am the greatest landowner in the world."