Here bigynneth the prolog of the book of Baruk [The prologe of Baruk. CHMQU. This is the prolog on Baruk. EPY. The prologe. F. Heere biginnith the prologe on Baruk. I. A prolog vpon Baruck. R. Prolog of Baruk. S. The prolog on Baruk. X.] .
THIS book, which is titlid bi the [Om. F.] name of Baruk, is not had in the autorite [canoun, ether autorite C et ceteri.] of Ebrew, but oneli in the comyn transla|cioun; in lijk maner and the pistle [epistil EPVY.] of Jeremye is not in the canoun of Ebreu; netheles for the knowyng of rederis, these ben writun here; for these schewen many thingis of Crist, and of the laste tymes.