The chronicle and institution of the Order of the seraphicall father S. Francis conteyning his life, his death, and his miracles, and of all his holie disciples and companions / set foorth first in the Portugall, next in the Spanish, then in the Italian, lastlie in the French, and now in the English tongue.

How the Morian king Azot became Christian, and gaue the citty of Valencia to the king of Arragon, and in satifaction of his sinne, he conuerted his Pallace into a Monastery of Religious of the Order of S. Francis.

THE XXXVIII. CHAPTER.

THe king Azot, perceauing his forces and kingdome daily in appearance to diminish in such sort as he could no longer resist the king of Arragon, resolued to enter into composition with him, and to render vnto him all the kingdome of Valencia peaceably, and withall to be baptised, reseruing condition of honest maintenance during his life: which the king Iames promised not only to him, but e∣uen to all his people that would be conuerted; and to others promising to permitt them: peaceably to liue in their law, or otherwise to retire whither they pleased. Which being thus accorded, the king of Arragon entred Valencia to take possession therof, the yeare 1238. on the eue of S. Michael: this was the second time that the Christians recouered it: for Ruy Dias had once before taken it from the Mores, for the king of Castile, after whose death it was lost againe. Now the king Azot be∣came Christian, hauing obtayned in gift of king Iames a rich Earledo∣me, which his successors doe yet enioy, all his moueables, and his palla∣ce, which incontinently after, with the consent of the king of Arragon, he gaue to the Frere Minors, there to build a Church in the honour of the holy Martyrs, in satisfaction of their bloud which he had shed; and consequently there was builded a very beautifull Couent.