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this_o contracte_v &_o friendship_n the_o holy_a land_n shall_v be_v yield_v in_o to_o cristen_v mennys_n ande_fw-mi /_o and_o in_z the_o time_n shall_v the_o body_n of_o saint_n thomas_n be_v translate_v &_o bear_v to_o coleyne_v &_o lay_v by_o the_o three_o king_n &_o therefore_o the_o heretic_n of_o this_o isle_n that_o ben_fw-mi call_v nestorines_fw-mi take_v but_o lytyll_a heed_n of_o saint_n thomas_n body_n ne_o do_v but_o lytyll_a reverence_n thereto_o by_o cause_n of_o prophesy_v ¶_o and_o thenne_n saint_n elyne_n put_v the_o body_n of_o thyse_n three_o king_n togyder_v in_o a_o cheste_n /_o &_o array_v it_o with_o great_a rychesse_n &_o thenne_n bring_v it_o to_o
¶_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 the_o jew_n book_n be_v a_o great_a question_n of_o job_n who_o god_n with_o his_o own_o mouth_n commendyth_o /_o of_o who_o the_o jew_n take_v but_o lytyll_a heed_n or_o none_o for_o he_o be_v a_o paynym_n &_o none_o hebrew_n /_o ferthermore_o they_o say_v that_o job_n be_v before_o moses_n law_n and_o that_o time_n he_o dwell_v in_o mesopotania_fw-la notwythstond_v the_o scripture_n say_v he_o be_v of_o the_o land_n of_o hus_n in_o sirie_n and_o dwell_v in_o a_o town_n that_o now_o be_v call_v sabob_n that_o be_v fro_o damask_n a_o day_n journeye_n where_o his_o sepulture_n be_v seen_v unto_o this_o day_n /_o and_o beside_o that_o same_o town_n saint_n paul_n be_v cast_v down_o in_o the_o field_n &_o there_o recover_v again_o by_o cryste_n ihun_fw-ge /_o ¶_o also_o the_o jew_n keep_v right_a nought_o of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o balaam_n ne_o of_o his_o word_n but_o in_o their_o book_n set_v he_o at_o nought_o of_o which_o it_o be_v long_o to_o tell_v /_o when_o the_o chyldern_a of_o israel_n be_v goon_o out_o of_o egypte_n &_o have_v win_v iherusalem_n &_o all_o the_o land_n lienge_v there_o abowte_n and_o no_o man_n be_v hardy_a in_o all_o that_o counfree_a to_o set_v against_o theym_a for_o drede_v that_o they_o have_v of_o they_o /_o that_o time_n in_o ind_n be_v a_o hylle_n that_o be_v callyd_v vaw_n and_o also_o they_o callyd_v it_o that_o hill_n of_o vyctory_n /_o and_o on_o this_o hill_n the_o ward_n and_o the_o keep_n of_o theym_n of_o ind_n be_v ordain_v &_o keep_v by_o dyvers_a aspye_v by_o night_n and_o day_n for_o the_o chyldern_a of_o israel_n and_o afterward_o for_o the_o romayn_v /_o so_o that_o if_o any_o peple_n purpose_v with_o strong_a honde_n to_o entry_n in_o to_z the_o land_n of_o the_o kyngdom_n of_o ind_n anon_o aspye_v of_o other_o hill_n abowte_n by_o token_n show_v and_o warn_v the_o keper_n of_o the_o hill_n of_o vaw_n /_o as_z by_o night_n they_o make_v great_a fire_n and_o by_o day_n great_a smoke_v /_o for_o that_o hill_n of_o vaw_n passyd_v of_o heyghte_a all_o other_o hill_n of_o ind_n and_o in_o all_o the_o ee_a /_o and_o so_o when_o any_o such_o token_n be_v seen_v by_o night_n or_o day_n thenne_n anon_o all_o manere_n of_o man_n of_o that_o country_n make_v they_o ready_a for_o to_o withstonde_v if_o any_o enemy_n come_v /_o ¶_o wherefore_o in_o the_o time_n of_o balaam_n that_o glorious_o prophesy_v of_o the_o incarnacyon_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o star_n and_o say_v de_fw-mi orietur_fw-la stella_fw-la &_o c̈_n thenne_n all_o the_o great_a lord_n and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o ind_n and_o in_o the_o ee_v desire_v great_o to_o see_v that_o star_n /_o and_o they_o promise_v for_o to_o geve_v great_a gift_n to_o the_o keper_n of_o the_o hill_n of_o vaw_n /_o and_o hire_a theym_n with_o great_a reward_n and_o gift_n that_o at_o such_o time_n as_o they_o shall_v see_v by_o night_n or_o by_o day_n far_o or_o never_o any_o light_n or_o star_n in_o the_o firmament_fw-it other_o wise_a form_n than_o have_v be_v accustume_v to_o be_v seen_v that_o incontynent_a they_o shall_v show_v light_n and_o send_v theym_a word_n /_o and_o so_o long_o time_n that_o come_fw-mi fame_n and_o pronystifyeng_v of_o the_o star_n be_v grete_o desire_v and_o bear_v thorugh_v alle_fw-mi the_o londe_n of_o the_o ee_a and_o also_o the_o name_n of_o the_o hill_n of_o vaw_n /_o ¶_o moreover_o of_o the_o same_o hylle_n rise_v up_o a_o great_a kynredde_a in_o ind_n and_o in_o the_o eest_n that_o be_v callyd_v the_o progeny_n of_o vaw_n unto_o this_o day_n /_o and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o worshypful_a kynredde_a ne_o more_o noble_a and_o mighty_a in_o all_o the_o londe_n and_o all_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o ee_a as_o it_o shall_v be_v show_v more_o plain_o afterward_o /_o and_o the_o kynredde_a come_v first_o of_o the_o kynredde_a of_o the_o worshipful_a king_n blood_n that_o be_v callyd_v melchior_n that_o offryd_a gold_n to_o tryste_n ihesu_n /_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a_o thousand_o two_o 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worshyppe_n than_o in_o ind_n and_o in_o alle_fw-mi the_o countree_n of_o the_o ee_v /_o thenne_fw-fr by_o cause_n of_o so_o many_o playsure_n they_o tarry_v there_o and_o build_v a_o fair_a tower_n &_o a_o strong_a castle_n in_o akon_n for_o any_o lord_n or_o king_n /_o and_o they_o bring_v with_o theym_fw-mi out_o of_o ind_n &_o of_o the_o ee_v many_o rich_a ornament_n &_o jewel_n /_o and_o among_o alle_fw-mi other_o jewel_n they_o bring_v a_o costle_n we_o dyademe_n of_o gold_n array_v with_o pearl_n &_o precyous_a stone_n /_o and_z in_o the_o hyhe_a place_n of_o the_o dyademe_n stand_v letter_n of_o gold_n and_o a_o star_n like_o the_o star_n that_o apperyd_v to_o the_o three_o king_n when_o they_o see_v cry_v with_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o cross_n beside_o he_o /_o and_o that_o dyademe_n be_v melchiors_n king_n of_o nubie_n &_o of_o arabia_n that_o offer_a gold_n to_o cryste_n /_o for_o thorugh_o that_o dyademe_n and_o the_o meryte_n of_o the_o three_o blessyd_v king_n god_n almyghty_a heelyd_n &_o savyd_v both_o man_n &_o be_v of_o dyvers_a sykness_n /_o &_o what_o man_n be_v take_v with_o the_o fallyngevyll_n when_o the_o dyademe_n be_v lay_v on_o he_o anon_o he_o be_v hole_n /_o therefore_o after_o the_o master_n &_o thorder_n of_o the_o templar_n gate_z that_o diadem_n with_o many_o precious_a jewel_n of_o which_o crown_n they_o have_v great_a offrynge_v /_o but_o after_z that_o the_z order_fw-fr of_o the_o templar_n be_v dystroy_v where_o that_o dyade_n i_o and_o many_o other_o right_a precyous_a ornament_n become_v it_o be_v never_o know_v unto_o this_o day_n /_o wherefore_o grece_z sorrow_n
and_o lamentacyon_n be_v thenne_v make_v in_o all_o that_o country_n abowte_fw-mi /_o ¶_o moreover_o the_o forsayde_a prince_n of_o vaw_n bring_v also_o with_o theym_n out_o of_o ind_n book_n which_o be_v wreten_v in_o hebrew_n and_o caldee_n langage_fw-fr bering_n wytnesse_n of_o the_o life_n &_o of_o the_o dede_n of_o those_o three_o renom_v king_n /_o the_o why_o the_o book_n be_v after_o translate_v in_o to_o frensshe_v /_o and_o so_o of_o those_o book_n and_o of_o hear_v and_o of_o sight_n and_o of_o sermonn_n and_o of_o omely_n that_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o dyverse_a book_n this_o present_a treatyse_n be_v thus_o write_v togyder_n and_o comprise_v in_o one_o libel_n or_o lytyll_a book_n /_o ¶_o also_o the_o old_a kindred_n of_o this_o progeny_n of_o vaw_n beren_fw-mi always_o in_o their_o banner_n unto_o this_o day_n a_o star_n with_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o cross_n on_o the_o same_o manere_fw-mi and_o in_o like_a form_n as_o it_o appear_v to_o the_o three_o king_n in_o time_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o savyoure_n cryste_n ihesu_n /_o ¶_o and_o so_o always_o after_o that_o the_o prophet_n balaam_n have_v prophesy_v of_o that_o star_n the_o more_o the_o fame_n and_o desyre_v of_o the_o star_n increase_v and_o the_o more_o great_o it_o be_v have_v in_o remembrance_n thorugh_o out_o all_o the_o land_n of_o ind_n and_o of_o caldee_n and_o also_o the_o more_o the_o people_n desire_v to_o see_v it_o in_o their_o live_v day_n /_o when_o ezecheas_n regn_v and_o be_v king_n and_o sovereyne_n of_o the_o land_n of_o jew_n /_o thenne_fw-fr ysaye_v the_o prophet_n prophesy_v glorious_o of_o our_o lady_n saint_n mary_n and_o of_o she_o soon_o and_o say_v ecce_fw-la virgo_fw-la concipiet_fw-la &_o pariet_fw-la filium_fw-la &_o c̈_n 'loo_o say_v the_o prophece_n a_o maid_n shall_v conceyve_v and_o bear_v a_o child_n /_o ¶_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ysaye_v king_n ezecheas_n be_v greve_v with_o a_o infirmite_n unto_o the_o dethe_v /_o and_o ysaye_v the_o prophet_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v dye_n wherefore_o ezecheas_n torn_v to_o the_o wall_n and_o weep_v &_o sorrow_a as_o holy_a wrytte_n tell_v /_o and_o not_o for_o drede_v of_o dethe_v oon_o but_o for_o he_o have_v no_o eyre_n and_o for_o the_o byheste_n of_o abraham_n and_o of_o david_n and_o also_o the_o prophesy_v of_o balaam_n and_o of_o ysaye_v shall_v faylle_v and_o perysshe_v in_o he_o /_o wherefore_o our_o lord_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o and_o encreace_v and_o prolong_v his_o life_n xu-yere_n long_o /_o and_o ezecheas_n askyd_v a_o token_n of_o god_n thereof_o /_o the_o which_o token_n be_v this_o /_o that_o the_o son_n shall_v go_v bakwarde_o or_o withdraw_v he_o against_o his_o kind_n /_o and_o so_o god_n suffer_v it_o to_o be_v /_o ¶_o and_o when_o the_o caldee_n see_v this_o merueyllous_a and_o wonderful_a token_n in_o the_o son_n &_o in_o the_o air_n they_o merueyl_v right_a great_o thereof_o /_o and_o when_o they_o understode_v that_o this_o token_n be_v 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