[Thystorye and lyf of the noble and crysten prynce Charles the grete kynge of Frauuce [sic]]

¶Of the cytees goten in es∣payne by charles / & how somme were by hym destroyed /

AFter that charles had the domynacyon / auasi in al espayne / he came to the sc∣pulture of Saynt Iames where he dyd hys deuocyon and made deuoutely hys prayers / & after came to a place in y^t ••ond whych was so ferre that he myght goo no ferther / and there fyyed & pyght hys spere / and that place was called petronium / & than∣ked god and saynt Iames / that by theyr suffraūce he was comen so ferre / wythoute ony contradye tyon surely vnto suche place that he myght passe no ferther / And in that londe who that wold by leue in god / tharchebysshop Tur¦pyn baptysed them / & who that wold not he was slayn or put in pryson / And after Charles wente from one see to that other and thēne he gate in galyee xiij cytees / emonge whome compes∣telle was thenne the les••e / In espayne he had xvj grete tow∣nes & stronge / emonge whome

was onsea in which were wont to be x stronge toures / & a toun named petrosse in whyche was made the fynest syluer that had thenne cours / Also another cyte named attentyua where as the body of sayut Torquete rested whyche was dyscyple of saynt Iames / and there vpon the se∣pulture was an olyue tree flo¦rysshe & bere rype fruyt a certayn day of may euery yere withoute fayllyng / Alle the contreye of spayne that tyme was subgette to charles / That is to wete the londe of alandaluf / the londe of perdoures / the londe of castellans the londe of maures / The londe of portyngale / the londe of sar∣rasyns / the londe of nauarre / the londe of Alemans / The londe of byscoys / the londe of bascles / the londe of palargyens and somme of theyr cytees taken by warre subtyl and mortal / And somme wythoute warre / he coude not wynne the grete towne of Lu¦cerne tyl at the laste he layed syege tofore it by the space of foure monethes / and it stode in a grene valeye / And after whan he saw that they wold not yelde them / & that he coude not wynne them / he made hys prayer vnto god and to saynt Iames that he myght be vyctorious seen that he had nomore to termyne in that contreye but that cyte onely hys oryson was herde / soo that the walles fyl doun to the erthe and was put to destructyon in suche wyse y^• neuer man dwelled therin after / and after it sanke and therin was an abysme or swolowe of water / In whyche were founden after fysshes alle blacke / Emonge the other cy∣tees that he took there were iiij that dyd hym moche payne or he myght gete them / & therfore he gaf them the maladyctyon of god / and they were cursed in suche wyse that vnto thys day there is in them none habytacion & the sayd cytees been named lucerne / ventose / caperee / & adame