Jeroms prologe on the firste epistle to Timothe [From E. Prolog. A. The prolog of the first pistil to Tymothe. Nk. Here sueth a prolog on the firste pistil to Tymothe. R. Prologus. T. The prologe on the firste pistle to Tymothe. b. Here biginneth the prologe on the firste Tymothe. e. No initial rubric in CIKMUXacfghoα.] .
HE enformeth and techith Tymothe of the ordinaunce of bischops office, and of dekenes office, and of [Om. ENRTbceghoαβ.] euerych [eueri E. eche Keko.] disci|plyne [lore R.] of hooli chirche, writynge to hym fro Macedonye, bi Titicus, the dekene.