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PACK - to conspire; a gang

PACK - to depart; load

PADDOCK - a toad

PAID - punished

PALE - to enclose

PALL - to cover as with a pall

PALLED - impaired

PALLIAMENT - white gown of a Roman official

PALMER - one who bears a palm-branch

PALMY - victorious

PARCELLED - belonging to individuals

PARD - the leopard

PARITOR - an apparitor

PARLE - talk

PARLOUS - perilous

PARTED - endowed, gifted

PARTIZAN - a pike

PASH - the face

PASH - to strike violently, to bruise, crush

PASS - to practice

PASSANT - a term of heraldry, applied to animals

- represented on the shield as passing by at a trot

PASSING - surpassingly, exceedingly

PASSION - to have feelings

PASSIONATE - to suffer

PASSY-MEASURE - a kind of dance

PASTRY - the room where pastry was made

PATCH - a mean fellow

PATCHED - dressed in motley

PATCHERY - trickery

PATH - to walk

PATHETICAL - affected, hypocritical

PATIENT - to make patient, to compose

PATINE - the metal disc on which the bread is placed

PATTERN - to give an example of

PAUCA VERBA - few words

PAUCAS - few, a cant word

PAVIN - a dance

PAX - a small image of Christ

PAY - to despatch

PEAT - a term of endearment for a child

PEDASCULE - a pedant, schoolmaster

PEER - to peep out

PEIZE - to balance, weigh down

PELTING - paltry

PERDU - lost

PERDURABLE - durable

PERDY - a euphemism for Par Dieu

PERFECT - certain

PERFECT - to inform perfectly

PERIAPTS - charms worn round the neck

PERJURE - a perjured person

PERSEVER - to persevere

PERSPECTIVE - a telescope, or some sort of optical glass

PEW-FELLOW - a comrade

PHEEZE - to comb, fleece, curry

PIA-MATER - the membrane covering the brain, the brain

PICK - to pitch, throw

PICKED - chosen, selected

PICKERS - (and stealers), the fingers, used ridiculously

PICKING - insignificant

PICKT-HATCH - a place noted for brothels Merry Wives

PIED - motley-coated

PIELED - shaven

PLIGHT - pitched

PILCHER - a scabbard

PILL - to pillage

PIN - a malady of the eye

PINFOLD - a pound, a place to confine lost cattle

PIONED - digged

PLACKET - a petticoat-front

PLAIN SONG - a simple air

PLAITED - intricate

PLANCHED - made of boards

PLANTATION - colonizing, planting a colony

PLAUSIVE - plausible

PLEACHED - interwoven

POINT - a lace furnished with a tag by which the

- breeches were held up

POINT-DE-VICE - faultless

POISE - balance

POLLED - bare

POMANDER - a perfumed ball

POMEWATER - a kind of apple

POOR-JOHN - a herring

POPINJAY - a parrot

PORT - pomp, state

PORT - a gate

PORTABLE - bearable

PORTANCE - conduct, behavior

POSSESS - to inform

POTCH - to push violently

POTENT - a potentate

POUNCET-BOX - a box for holding perfumes

POWER - forces, army

PRACTISE - wicked stratagem

PRACTISANT - a confederate

PRANK - to dress up

PRECEPT - a justice’s summons

PRECIOUSLY - in business of great importance

PREGNANCY - fertility of invention

PREGNANT - fertile of invention

PRENOMINATE - to name beforehand, to prophesy

PRE-ORDINANCE - old-established law

PRESENCE - the presence-chamber

PREST - ready

PRETENCE - design

PRETEND - to portend

PREVENT - to anticipate

PRICK - the mark denoting the hour on a dial

PRICK - to incite

PRICK-SONG - music sung in parts by note

PRICKET - a stag of two years

PRIDE - heat

PRIG - to steal

PRIME - rank, lecherous

PRIMER - more-important

PRIMERO - a game at cards

PRINCIPALITY - that which holds the highest place

PRINCOX - a coxcomb

PRISER - a prize-fighter

PROCURE - to bring

PREFACE - interj much good may it do you

PROFANE - outspoken

PROGRESS - a royal ceremonial journey

PROJECT - to shape or contrive

PROMPTURE - suggestion

PRONE - ready, willing

PROOF - strength of manhood

PROPAGATE - to advance, to forward

PROPAGATION - obtaining

PROPER-FALSE - natural falsehood

PROPERTIED - endowed with the properties of

PROPERTIES - scenes, dresses, &c used in a theatre

PROPERTY - to take possession of

PROPOSE - to suppose, for the sake of argument

PROPOSE - conversation

PROROGUE - to defer

PROVAND - provender

PROVISION - forecast

PUCELLE - a virgin, the name given to Joan of Arc

PUDENCY - modesty

PUGGING - thieving

PUN - to pound

PURCHASE - to acquire, win

PURCHASE - gain, winnings

PUT - to compel

PUTTER-ON - an instigator

PUTTER-OUT - one who lends money at interest

PUTTING-ON - instigation

PUTTOCK - a kite