ABSTRACT
Erknep bofe ¿inge & olde, Jpat willen heren of batailles bolde, & 3e wolle a while duelle, Of bolde batailles ich wole 30U telle, J)at was sumtime bitwene
Cristine men & sarrazins kene.
H 2 1í ftere was sumtime a king in franee,
A doujty man wip spere & launce,
& made sarazins ful tame,
King charles was his name,
& was born in seint denys,
JSTou^ t bote a litel fram parys,
& was a wol treu kni3t,
& meintenede cristendom arr$t.
