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¶_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 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thomas_n /_o ¶_o and_o why_o the_o patriarch_n of_o ynde_n be_v callyd_v thomas_n and_o why_o the_o lord_n of_o ynde_n be_v call_v johnn_n you_o shall_v here_o afterward_o /_o whanne_n saint_n thomas_n the_o apostle_n have_v preched_a and_o convertyd_v the_o people_n to_o the_o law_n of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi cryste_n ihesu_n thenne_n he_o sacred_a and_o make_v thyse_n three_o king_n unto_o thordre_fw-fr of_o preesthode_n and_o afterward_o unto_o archebysshop_n /_o and_o when_o they_o be_v put_v in_o this_o degree_n thenne_n they_o ordain_v under_o they_o bishop_n preeste_n and_o clerk_n to_o serve_v god_n /_o and_n thenne_v thyse_n forsayde_v three_o king_n and_o bysshop_n hallow_v all_o the_o temple_n in_o that_o country_n in-worshippe_n &_o honour_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o cast_a out_o all_o the_o mawmette_n that_o be_v in_o the_o temple_n in_o that_o country_n about_o /_o and_o to_o bishop_n &_o preeste_n and_o these_o three_o king_n and_o archebysshop_n gaaf_a many_o great_a 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in_o spyritualtie_n &_o temporalte_v /_o and_o all_o people_n of_o great_a love_n &_o charyte_n be_v obedyent_n to_o they_o as_z the_o soon_o to_o the_o fader_fw-mi /_o thene_n the_o second_o year_n tofore_o their_o dethe_v thyse_n three_o king_n &_o archebysshop_n make_v a_o conuocaconn_n of_o all_o the_o people_n both_o spyrytuall_a and_o temporal_a /_o and_o have_v theym_a all_o to_o a_o certain_a place_n /_o and_z they_o warnyd_v &_o counseyl_v the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v perseveraunt_a in_o the_o crysten_v faith_n as_o saint_n thomas_n have_v teach_v they_o and_o counseyl_v the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o of_o one_o acorde_n and_o of_o one_o will_n to_o choose_v a_o man_n among_o they_o that_o be_v able_a and_o discrete_a that_o have_v love_n and_o desire_v to_o mayntene_v the_o faith_n of_o crystendom_n and_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v cheyf_v tofore_o alle_fw-mi other_o man_n as_o in_o spirytualte_n in_o saint_n thomas_n stead_n /_o and_o to_o he_o all_o manere_n of_o man_n shall_v obey_v as_o to_o their_o ghostly_a fader_fw-mi which_o man_n in_o worship_n of_o saint_n thomas_n thapostle_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o patriarch_n thomas_n for_o ever_o last_a memory_n /_o and_o when_o the_o patriarch_n be_v de_fw-fr de_fw-fr thenne_fw-fr they_o shall_v come_v togyder_n all_o in_o one_o place_n &_o in_o his_o stead_n cheese_n another_o to_o who_o as_o it_o be_v aforesaid_a they_o shall_v obey_v as_o to_o their_o ghostly_a fader_fw-mi /_o thene_n when_o this_o matere_a be_v thus-spoke_a among_o the_o people_n they_o assent_v thereto_o and_o of_o one_o accord_n &_o will_v they_o choose_v a_o man_n that_o be_v call_v jacob_n the_o which_o be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o country_n of_o anchioche_n and_o he_o have_v always_o follow_v saint_n thomas_n the_o apostle_n into_o ynde_n /_o and_o this_o jacob_n the_o people_n choose_v and_o take_v he_o for_o their_o patriarch_n /_o and_o change_v his_o name_n and_o callyd_v he_o thomas_n /_o and_o 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