¶_o prologue_n here_o begynnyth_v the_o life_n of_o the_o three_o king_n of_o colein_n from_o that_o time_n there_o â—ought_v our_o lord_n god_n almyghty_a &_o come_v to_o bedleem_v 〈◊〉_d shyp_v he_o and_o offy_v to_o he_o unto_o the_o time_n of_o their_o death_n /_o as_o it_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o dyvers_a bolle_n and_o put_v in_o one_o /_o and_o how_o they_o be_v traullaâ—e_v fro_o place_v to_o place_v /_o ¶_o the_o matere_fw-mi of_o these_o three_o king_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o prophesy_v of_o balaam_n priest_n of_o madians_n &_o prophet_n that_o prophesy_v &_o say_v oâ—â—â—_n stella_fw-la et_fw-la jacob_n et_fw-fr erurger_n homo_fw-la de_fw-la israel_fw-la et_fw-la ipe_fw-la dâ—abitur_fw-la oim_fw-la genâ—…un_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o slay_v shall_v spâ—â—…ge_v of_o jacob_n and_o a_o man_n shall_v rise_v up_o of_o israel_n and_o shall_v be_v lord_n of_o all_o folk_n as_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n /_o ¶_o of_o this_o balaam_n be_v altercaconn_v in_o yeâ—est_a party_n betwyx_n the_o jew_n &_o the_o crysten_v man_n /_o for_z jew_n say_v in_o their_o book_n that_o balaam_n be_v no_o prophet_n but_o a_o enchauntour_n and_o through_o which_o craft_n &_o the_o devylles_n help_v he_o prophesy_v /_o wherefore_o in_o jews_n writing_a they_o call_v he_o a_o enchauntour_n and_o no_o prophet_n ¶_o again_o the_o jew_n crysten_v man_n allege_v &_o say_v that_o balaam_n be_v a_o paynym_n and_o the_o first_o prophet_n &_o no_o jew_n and_o he_o prophesy_v to_o they_o in_o that_o be_v no_o jew_n /_o and_o he_o prophesy_v right_a glorious_o of_o the_o incarnacyon_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o come_n of_o thyse_n three_o king_n /_o for_o if_o his_o prophesy_v have_v be_v by_o the_o devylles_n craft_n the_o devyll_n will_v not_o have_v forboden_v to_o curse_n israel_n /_o but_o god_n by_o great_a love_n show_v to_o balaam_n by_o a_o angel_n by_o great_a token_n or_o that_o he_o greve_v god_n by_o his_o evyll_n counsel_n /_o ¶_o also_o in_o 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