ABSTRACT
It is the truth that when the admiral and En Beren guer de Vilaragut had parted from the Lord Infante with those people, the Lord Infante garrisoned the castle and fortified it and repaired it. And also, he had a wall made in the town which joined it to the castle on two sides. The town was long in shape, wherefore it was not very strong, nor easily defended, and on that account it was lost. And when he had arranged to have this wall made, he had cried throughout the host and throughout all Sicily that he was sending a proclamation, that every man of Agosta who was still alive should return. But, unfortunately, few were still alive. And so he also proclaimed throughout all the host and then throughout all Sicily that all Catalans who wished to settle in Agosta should come, for they would be given good properties, free and exempt. And many came who are still there they or their issue. And when this was done he went to visit Syracuse and Noto and all the valley. And then he went to Soterrera, of which the castle still held for King Charles, and he laid such a siege to it that it sur rendered in a short time. And then he went to visit a great part of the island. Then he went to Cefalu and laid siege to the castle which also held for King Charles and, likewise, hardly any time elapsed before it sur rendered. And so he cast all his enemies out of all Sicily and then returned to Messina, where a great feast was made for him by the Queen and by the Infante En Fadrique and by all.
