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in_o that_o time_n the_o caldee_n and_o the_o greek_n give_v they_o moche_n to_o astronomye_n and_o have_v great_a delyte_n therein_o /_o in_o so_o moche_v that_o every_o maid_n and_o child_n in_o man_n house_n knewen_v the_o course_n of_o the_o star_n and_o of_o the_o planet_n and_o yet_o always_o they_o gyve_v they_o thereto_o &_o specyal_o king_n &_o prince_n /_o for_o they_o have_v master_n of_o that_o scyence_n and_o gyve_v theym_a great_a wage_n to_o teach_v they_o /_o after_o ezecheas_n regn_v manasses_n and_o slay_v ysaye_v the_o prophet_n /_o and_o after_o manasses_n regn_v amon._n and_o after_o he_o josias_n /_o and_o in_o his_o time_n prophesy_v iheremy_n and_o thenne_n joachim_n /_o the_n same_o time_n the_o caldee_n byfege_v iherusalem_n and_o dystroy_v if_o and_o bear_v away_o all_o the_o vessel_n and_o the_o ornament_n that_o be_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o king_n house_n and_o bare_a theym_n in_o to_o babilonie_n as_o ysaye_v have_v prophesy_v before_o /_o and_o they_o lead_v many_o jew_n prisoner_n in_a to_o babilonie_n the_o which_o be_v fro_o iherusalem_n l._n day_n journey_n /_o and_o they_o be_v in_o captivite_fw-la and_o in_o prison_n l._n year_n to_o who_o iheremye_n send_v many_o book_n of_o the_o law_n &_o of_o prophecy_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v forgete_a as_o the_o book_n tellyth_v /_o ¶_o and_o in_o this_o captivyte_n of_o jew_n danyel_n prophesy_v under_o tyrus_n king_n of_o perseus_n of_o the_o incarnacyon_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n and_o say_v de_fw-fr lapide_fw-la absciso_fw-la de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr sine_fw-la manibus_fw-la conscidencium_fw-la as_o you_o may_v here_o after_o /_o ¶_o among_o all_o other_o danyel_n say_v to_o the_o jew_n cum_fw-la venerit_fw-la sanctus_fw-la sctonrum_fw-la sessabit_fw-la unctio_fw-la vestra_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v when_o he_o that_o be_v moo_v holy_a of_o saint_n comyth_n thenne_fw-fr shall_v your_o uncconn_n sesse_v /_o ¶_o after_o this_o the_o king_n of_o perseus_n &_o the_o caldee_n command_v and_o die_v write_v and_o translate_v out_o of_o hebrew_n in_o to_o caldee_n all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o jew_n law_n and_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ysaye_v chore_n jeremye_n danyel_n mychie_n &_o balaam_n &_o other_o prophecy_n /_o among_o all_o these_o book_n &_o prophecy_n they_o fond_a the_o many_o thing_n shall_v be_v fulfyl_v by_o the_o caldee_n &_o theym_a of_o perseus_n &_o specyal_o by_o the_o caldee_n &_o theym_a of_o perseus_n &_o specyal_o after_o the_o prophecy_n of_o balaam_n that_o say_v oriet_fw-la stella_fw-la ex_fw-la jacob_n and_o for_o thyse_n prohecye_n and_o book_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o for_o other_o cause_v the_o caldee_n &_o the_o man_n of_o perseus_n be_v the_o more_o feruente_a and_o studyenge_a after_o the_o star_n /_o ¶_o whereby_o we_o shall_v understonde_v that_o alle_fw-mi this_o be_v by_o goddys_n ordinance_n &_o of_o his_o habundannte_a mercy_n and_o also_o to_o the_o strenthing_n of_o our_o faith_n /_o ¶_o balaam_n that_o 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cause_n that_o there_o be_v twelve_o man_n ordain_v be_v this_o /_o that_o if_o so_o be_v that_o one_o man_n dey_v a_o neither_o shall_v be_v put_v in_o his_o stead_n /_o and_o neither_o cause_n be_v that_o some_o of_o they_o shall_v keep_v the_o hill_n one_o time_n /_o and_o some_o a_o neither_o time_n to_o look_v after_o the_o star_n that_o balaam_n prophesy_v /_o nevertheless_o the_o people_n look_v not_o oon_o after_o the_o star_n but_o after_o the_o man_n that_o it_o betokenyd_v which_o shall_v be_v lord_n of_o all_o folk_n /_o ¶_o and_o they_o of_o ind_n and_o caldee_n come_v often_o time_n to_o iherusalem_n by_o cause_n of_o marchaundyse_n and_o also_o for_o playsure_n /_o and_o they_o for_o the_o moo_v part_n
¶_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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