Fortescue would seem to be authoritative, but OTOH, Lasance in his missal (page 74) refers to the "Mass of the Catechumens" beginning with the prayers at the foot of the altar:

Strictly speaking, the traditional Mass begins with the
Adjutorium nostrum at the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar.
Psalm 42 was originally a processional psalm chanted en route from the sacristry to the foot of the altar.