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Here bigynneth prolog on the Dedis of Apostlis [Jeroms prologe on the Dedis of Apostlis. E. The prolog of the Deedis of Apostlis. N. Heere sueth the prolog on the Dedis of Apostlis. R. Prologe on Dedis of Apostlis. b. Prolog on Actus. c. No initial rubric in CMQTUXagho.] .

LUK of Antiochie of [Om. T.] the nacioun of Sirie, whos preisyng is teld in the gospel, at Antioche he was a worthi man of leche craft, and afterward a disciple of Cristis apostlis, and suwede Poul, the apostle. He serued God in maidynhod with out blame; and whanne he was foure scoor ȝeer [ȝeeris c.] eld and foure, he diede in Bithynye [Bethanie RTk.] ful of the Hooli Goost. And he [Om. K.] thurȝ stiring of the Hooli Goost, in the coostis of Acaie wroot the gospel to feithful Grekis, and schewide the incar|nacioun of the Lord bi a trewe telling; and schewide also, that he was comun of the kynrede of Dauid. To him not without desert was ȝyue power to write the doyngis [dedis b. doynge k.] of apostlis [the apostlis CMRTUacfhko.] in her minys|terie, that God beinge ful in God, whanne the sone of perdicioun was deed, and the apostlis [postlis Ka.] hadden maad her preier, thoruȝ lot of the Lordis eleccioun the noumbre of the apostlis were fulfillid; and also that Poul schulde ende the doyngis of the [Om. EKNbeo.] apostlis, whom the Lord hadde chosun, that long tyme wynside aȝen [aȝenst T.] the pricke. And to hem that reden [redit T. redeth Uabf.] and sechen [sechith CTUabf.] God, he wolde schewe it bi

schort telling, rather than schewe forth ony thing more lenger to hem that wla|ten [wlatith NUabh.] longe thingis; knowinge that it bi|houeth the tilier that worchith to ete of his owne fruytis. And he foond so miche grace of God, that not oneli his medicyne profitide to bodies, but also to [the Egα. to the I.] soulis.

Here endith the prolog [Jerom in his prologe on this book seith thus. Ca. Jerome here in his prologe seith this. KMUb. Jerome in his prolog on theese Dedis of Apostlis suynge seith al this. N. Jerom in his prolog on the Dedis of Apostlis seith al this. QXoα. Jerom in his prologe on Actus Apostolo|rum seith this. c. Here endith the prologe, and bygyneth the Deidis of Apostlis. g. Here eendith the pro|log on the Dedis of Apostlis. k. No final rubric in ETef.] .