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• PAagium, money paid for passage through ano∣thers jurisdiction,
• Pabular, -lous, -latory, l. be∣longing to forage or proven∣der.
• Pacal, belonging to peace, also an Indian tree.
• Pacation, l. an appeasing.
• Pacator, l. a pacifier.
• Pace, two foot (and in some places 3) and a half.
• Geometrical Pace, (by which miles are measured) five foot.
• Pace of Egypt and Samos, six foot.
• Pace of Asses, a great com∣pany of them together.
• Pace, o. for appease.
• Pachynum, a Sicilian pro∣montory, towards Pel••pon∣nesus.
• Paciferous, l. peace-bring∣ing.
• Pacifique, -ficatory, belong∣ing to
• Pacification, l. peace-ma∣king.
• Pack of wool, a horse-load, 17 stone and 2 pound.
• Packers, that barrel up her∣rings, sworn to do it duly 15 Ca••. 2.
• Packing Whites, a kind of Cloth.
• Pactitious, according to a
• Pact, -tion, a bargain or a∣greement, also a Truce.
• Pactilus, a Lydian River with gold-colour'd sand, ever since Midas washt himself in it.
• Pad, o. a bundle, also (c.) the high-way.
• Paddock (D. pad••e) a Frog, or a Toad, also a little park.
• Padelion, Pes leon••s, great San••cle.
• Paderborn••, a town in West∣phalia.
• Padnage, as Pann-.
• Padua, a Venetian City and University.
• Paduentage, f. Common of Pasture.
• Paddestow, a town in Corn∣wall.
• Padus, the Italian River Po.
• Paean, g. a Song to Apollo.
• Paedagogue, g. a School-master.
• Paedobaptism, baptism of Infants.
• Paeonia, part of Macedonia.
• Pagaments, a sort of Prize-cloth.
• Paganalian, belonging to
• Paganals, l. wakes or Coun∣trey-holidayes.
• Paganical, belonging to the Countrey, or to a
• Pagan, Paynim, Heathen.
• Paganims, for Painims.
• Paganism, heathenism, also the custom of Countrey-men.
• Pageant, a triumphal arch.
• Paginal, belonging to a
• Page, l. the side of a leaf.
• Pagod, an Indian Idol, also their piece of gold about an Angel value.
• Paico, an Indian herb a∣gainst the stone in the Kid∣neys.
• Paigles, Ox-lips.
• Paillardise, f. Whoredom.
• Pain fort & dure, (f. Peine-) a being prest to death, for refusing to put themselves on the ordinary trial of God and the Country.
• Painemaine, (q. de matin) o. white-bread.
• Païsage, Landskip or Coun∣trey-work.
• Païs, f. a Countrey.
• Paladin, f. a Knight of the round table.
• Palamedes, Son of Nau∣plius King of Eubaea, having caused Vlysses (against his will) to go to the Trojan war, Vlysses (by a false accusation) caused him to be stoned to death.
• Palasins, o. [Ladies] of ho∣nour.
• Palastre, o. a combat.
• Palapuntz, an Indian drink of Aqua-vitae, Ko••e-water, Citrons and Sugar.
• Palatical, belonging to the
• Palate, l. the roof of the mouth, where (as in the Tongue) the sense of tasting lies, also to tast or try.
• Palatine, belonging to the
• Palat or to a Princes Pa∣lace.
• Count Palatine or Paladine, a supream Officer in a Sove∣raign Princes Palace.
• Count or Prince Palatine of the Rhine, the Palsgrave, one of the Electoral Princes.
• Palatinate, a County Pala∣tine, a principal County or Shire, having the Authority (as it were) of a Royal Pa∣lace.
• County Palatines (in Eng∣land) Lancaster, Chester, Dur∣ham, and Ely, their Power is abridged by 27 H. 8.
• County Palatine of Hexham, reduced (by 14 Eliz.) to be a part of the County of Nor∣thumberland.
• Palatins, Palassins, a pre∣cious stone redder than the Carbuncle or Ruby, be∣ing the Palace or Matrix where that is begotten.
• Pale, o. a spangle.
• Pale, two perpendicular lines from the top to the bot∣tom of the Eschuteon.
• Paleated, l. mingled with chaff.
• Palefray, Palfray, f. a stately horse with trappings.
• Pale-maille, f. Pell-Mell, a game with a bowl struck with a Mallet through an iron arch at either end of an alley.
• Paleous, l. chaffy.
• Palermo, the Residence of the Sicilian Vice-Roy.
• Pales, the Goddess of shep∣herds.
• Palestine, part of Syria, containing Judaea, Samaria and Galilee.
• Paelestrical, belonging to wrestling.
• Palfrey, as Palefray.
• Palici, Palisci, twin-Sons of Jupiter and Thal••ia, the earth swallowed her up (ac∣cording

• to the wish) and let out the Children again (when their time came) into the World.
• Palilia, Feasts unto Pales.
• Palilogia, g. a repetition of the same words.
• Palindrom, g. a sentence the same backward as for∣ward, as Ablata, at alba.
• Palingenesie, g. regenerati∣on or being born again.
• Palingman, a merchant Denizen, born within the English pale.
• Palinode, -dy, g. recanta∣tion, another [kind of] Song.
• Palinurus, a Promontory of Lucania, where
• Palinurus, the Pilot of Ae∣naeas, sleeping, fell into the Sea.
• Palizado, Sp. Palissade, f. a defence of stakes, &c.
• Pall, l. a long robe, also the black velvet laid over a Corps, also a narrow orna∣ment of Lambs wool sent by the Pope to Arch-Bi∣shops, and worn about their necks at the Altar.
• Palladion, Sp. -ium, l. an i∣mage of Pallas kept by the Trojans, who supposed that it preserved their City.
• Pallas, as Minerva, she is said to furnish Perseus with a shield and l••oking-glass▪ when he sl••w M••dusa.
• Pallat, the Painters thin piece of wood that holds his colours.
• Palled, f. pale, dead.
• Palle-maille▪ as Pale-.
• Pallet, one half of the Pale in Heraldry▪
• Palletoque, Pallecoat, f. a pages Cassock or short cloak with sleeves.
• Palliard, c. whose Father is a born begger.
• Palliardize, as Paillardize.
• Palliate, l. to cover [with a Cloak.]
• Palliation, a cloaking.
• Palliative, belonging there∣to.
• Palliative Cure, a wound ••kin'd over, healed outward∣ly but festering underneath.
• Pallid, l. pale, fearful.
• Pallification, l. piling, or strengthening the ground-work with Pile••.
• Palma la nova, a Fort in Friuli, with nine bastions and 700 pieces of Canon.
• Pallor, l. paleness.
• Pallizado, as Palizado.
• Palmar, l. belonging to a
• Palm, a hands breadth, 4 fingers.
• Greater Palm, a span, or (by some) a shaftment.
• Palmata, a handful.
• Palm-Sunday, the next be∣fore Easter, when they met Christ with branches of
• Palm-tree, which bears Dates, used as a token of vi∣ctory, because it shoots up∣ward (though opprest with much weight) and the leaves never fall.
• Palmer, a Pilgrim visiting holy places (with a staff or boughs of Palm) also a worm with many feet (eating the Palm-tree) also as
• Palmatory, a ferular, to strike the palm of the hand.
• Palmester, a Diviner by
• Palmestry, as Chiromancy.
• Palmeto-tree, of whose juice (in the Isle Mauritius) they make a pleasant wine.
• Palmetto royal, the Cabbidg-tree.
• Palmiferous, palm-bear∣ing, also victorious.
• Palmipedous, whole or flat-footed, like water-fowl.
• Palos, a Port of Andalu∣sia.
• Palpation, l. a stroaking or flattering.
• Palpable, l. which may be felt.
• Palpitation, l. a panting.
• Paltsgrave, D. Pfaltzgraff, ••e▪ Count Palatine, especial∣ly the Prince Elector Palatine of the Rhen••.
• Paludament, l. a Coat-ar∣mour (worn by Chief Cap∣tains) also a Heralds coat of Arms.
• Paludiserous, l. causing fens or Marshes.
• Palumbine, belonging to a Ring-dove or Wood-culver.
• Pampeluna, the Chief City of Navarre.
• Pamphili, Great Italia•• boats of 300 oars.
• Pamp••le••▪ (D. Pampier, pa∣per) a little sorry book or paper.
• Pamphylia, part of Asia the less.
• Pampination, l. a pruning of vines.
• Pampinean, belonging to vine-leaves or branches.
• Pan, the God of Shep∣herds.
• Panada, -do. Sp. meat made of Crums of bread and cur∣rants boiled.
• Panage. as Pannage.
• Panaretus, g. containing all vertues.
• Panathenaic, belonging to-
• Panathenaea, Athenian So∣lemnities kept every year, and (the Greater) every fifth.
• Pancart, f. a paper of all the rates of Customs due to the [French] King.
• Panches, the Mats made of Synnet and fasten'd to the yards, to save them from gal∣ling.
• Panchaian, -ique, belong∣ing to
• Panchaia, part of Arabia, where is much Frankin∣cense.
• Panchymagogon, g. purging all humours.
• Pancratical, belonging to a
• Pancratiast, one skild in wrestling and all feats of acti∣vity.
• Pancreas, g. the sweet∣bread.
• Pandarism, the work of a
• Pandar, a Pimp or he∣bawd.
• Pandects, g. Book•• treat∣ing of all matters, also as Digests, a Volume of the ci∣vil Law.
• Pandiculati••n. l. a gaping and stretching of one self.
• Pandion, King of Athens,

• and Father of Progne.
• Pandor, -der, (D. a taker of pawns) as Pandar.
• Pandora's box, full of all mi∣series, opened by Epimetheus the Spouse of
• Pandorae, the first woman, made by Vulcan, and endow∣ed by all the Gods and God∣desses.
• Pandoxatrix, an Ale-wise who also brews her self.
• Pa••durist, he that playes on a
• Pandure, a Rebeck, or rather a Bandore.
• Panegyrick, g. a general as∣sembly or Solemnity, also an Oration in praise of Great Personages.
• Panegyrist, g. the author thereof.
• Panel, -lla, (f. panne, a skin) a roll with the names of Jurors return'd by the Sheriff to pass upon a Tri∣al.
• Pangonie, g. a precious stone with very many cor∣ners.
• Panguts, (f. Pançu) a dros∣sel or Gor-belly.
• Panick, Painick, a grain like to millet.
• Panick fear, sudden and distracting, inflicted (as it were) by the God Pan.
• Panicle, a little l••af.
• Panifice, l. a making of bread.
• Pankers, for Panters.
• Pasnage (q. Pastinage) Pan∣nage, Pawnage, f. Mast for hogs, or the money taken for it.
• Pannade, f. the prauncing of a lusty horse.
• Pannel, the pipe next to the Fundament of a hawk.
• Pannam. c. bread.
• Pannicle, l. a little piece of cloth.
• Fleshy Pannicle, the fourth covering of the body from head to foot.
• Pannier, Panier, f. a bin, basket, or dosser for bread.
• Panni••r-man (in the Inns of Court) winds the horn to call them to dinner, provides mustard, &c.
• Pannonian, belonging to
• Pannonia, Hungary.
• Panomphaean, g. (all-oracu∣lar) an Epithet of Jupiter.
• Panoply, g. compleat har∣ness, a whole suit of Ar∣mour.
• Panoplique, compleatly armed.
• Panpharmacon, g. a medi∣cine for all diseases.
• Pansie, Jacaea, Hearts-ease.
• Pansophy, g. wisdom in all things.
• Pantagruelist, f. a good companion, imitating.
• Pantagruele, a feigned Gi∣ant in Raebelais.
• Pantolone, I. an old amorous covetous Dotard.
• Pantalones, -loons, a sort of breeches well known.
• Pantarb, -arva, Sp. the stone of the Sun.
• Panter, c. the heart.
• Panters, o. toiles for Deer, pitfals.
• Pantheology, g. the whole body of Divinity.
• Panthéon, g. a Roman Tem∣ple dedicated to all the Gods, and since (by Pope Boniface 4) to the Virgin Mary and all Saints.
• Pantherine, [spotted] like a
• Pancher, a female Libard.
• Pantomime, -imick, g. an actor of all parts.
• Pantometry, g. a measuring of all things.
• Panurgie, g. skill or medling in all matters.
• Papacy, l. the Popedome.
• Papal, l. belonging to the
• Pape, f. (Pappas▪ g. a Fathe••) the Pope or Bishop of Rome.
• Papality, as Papacy, also Popishness.
• Papaverous, -rean, l. be∣longing to Chestoul or pop∣py.
• Papelard, f. an Hypocrite.
• Papelardise, f. hypocrisy.
• Paphian, belonging to
• Paphos, a City in Cyprus de∣dicated to Venus by
• Paphus, the Son of Pigme∣lion (by a statue of his own making) and King of Cyprus.
• Papian (or Poppaean) law (among the Romans) making the people heir to a single mans estate.
• Papilionaceous fly, a butter∣fly.
• Papplar, c. milk pottage.
• Papulosity, l. fulness of pim∣ples or blisters.
• Papyriferous, bringing forth
• Papyrus, the rush whereof paper was made.
• Papyrius Cursor, a Roman General who overthrew the Samnites.
• Papyr••polist, g. a seller of paper.
• Parabien, Sp. a welcoming or congratulation.
• Parabolical, belonging to a
• Parable▪ g. a similitude.
• Parabola, the same, also one of the crooked lines pro∣ceeding from the cutting of a Cone or Cylinder.
• Paracelsian, belonging to, or following the method of
• Paracelsus, a Physitian who used exceeding strong Oy••s and waters extracted from the natures of things.
• Parachronize, g. to mis-time [a thing.]
• Paraclete, g. an Exhorter, Advocate or Comforter.
• Paraclyte, g. a man defam∣ed or having an ill name.
• Paracmastical, g. [the hot fit of a feaver] declining by little and little, till it totally cease.
• Parade, f. a shew or ap∣pearance [of Soldiers, &c]
• Paradiastole, g. a distincti∣on, an enlarging by inter∣pretation.
• Paradigora, g. an Example.
• Paradigmatize, to exempli∣fy.
• Paradise, g. a Garden or place of pleasure.
• Paradozal, -xical, belong∣ing to
• Paradoxology, a speaking by
• Paradoxes, g. things that

• seem strange, absurd, and contrary to the common o∣pinion.
• Paradrome, g. an open Gal∣lery.
• Paraenetical, g. perswasive.
• Parage, o. parentage, also as Parcinerie.
• Parogogical, belonging to
• Paragoge, g. an addition to the end of a word.
• Parag••n, f. a compeer, to compare, also a Peerless [Dame, &c.]
• Paragraph, g. a Pilcrow, where the line breaks off, the Subdivision of a Secti∣on.
• Paralipomenon, g. left out.
• Paralipomena, the Books of the Chronicles, containing many things omitted in the Kings.
• Paralepsis, the letting a thing pass (really or in pre∣tense.)
• Parallactick, belonging to
• Parallax, g. the difference between the true and appa∣rent place of a star, by rea∣son of our beholding it from the Superficies (and not the Centre) of the earth.
• Parallel, g. Equal, also to compare.
• Parallelogram, a Square made of
• Parallels, lines equally di∣stant and never meeting, five Circles imagined about the Globe.
• Paralogize, to make a
• Paralogism, g. a fallacious syllogism.
• Paralytick, belonging to or sick of the
• Paralysis, g. Palsy, a resolu∣tion of the sinews.
• Paraments, Robes of state
• Parament, Parement, the red flesh between the skin and body of a Deer.
• Lord Paramount, the high∣est Lord of a Fee, of whom the Mesn Lord hol••s.
• Paramour, f. a Lover.
• Paranymph, g. a Bride∣man or maid; also he that makes a speech in praise of those that are commencing Doctors, &c.
• Parapegmata, g. the Tables in which Astrologers write their Art.
• Parapet, f. a batlement or Brest-work on a Rampier.
• Paraphe, f. a mark in the margent, also an under-sign∣ing, or the flourish that is added.
• Paraphanalia (and in Civil Law
• Parapoernalia) the Goods which a Wife brings her hus∣band over and above her dowry, as Apparel, &c. which (especially in York) are not to be put in the Hus∣bands Inventory.
• Paraphrast, g. he that doth
• Paraphrase, or write a▪
• Paraphrase, -stical expositi∣on, a short Comment.
• Parasang, a Persian mea∣sure of Thirty Furlongs.
• Parasel••ne, g. a Mock-moon reflected by a cloud.
• Parasitical, belonging to a
• Parasite, g. a flatterer or smell-feast.
• Parasitical plants, that live on the stocks of others, as Misletoe, &c.
• Parathesis, g. Apposition or putting to, also the words enclosed within Crotchets.
• Paratragediate, to help on a tragedy, make a matter worse than it is.
• Parature, l. the preparati∣on or matter whereof a thing is made.
• Tenant paravail, the lowest or immediate Tenant, having the avail or profit of the land.
• Paraunter, P••r-, o. perad∣venture.
• Paray••a, a Portugal town on the River Domingo in Bra∣sil.
• Parazone, a wood-knife or dagger.
• Parboil (q. Part-boil) to boil in part, not fully.
• Parbreak, o. to vomit.
• Par••unkle, a rope seised to∣gether and put double about a Cask, to hoise it by.
• Parcae, l. the Destinies, Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos, bearing, spinning and cutting the thred of mans Life.
• Parcel-maker, an Exche∣quer Officer making the par∣cels of the Escheators Ac∣counts.
• Parcela seam, cover it with Canvas, hot Pitch and Tar.
• Parceners, as Copar••eners.
• Parcinerie, their holding of land joyntly, without divid∣ing it.
• Parciloquy, l. a sparing or niggardly discourse.
• Parci••y, l. Frugality, Thrif
• Parco fracto, a writ against him that breaks a pound, for beasts lawfully impounded.
• Pard, l, a Libard or Male panther.
• Parde, o. (f. par Dieu) by God.
• Pareasse, -as, a serpent with a little head (but a mouth wide enough to swal∣low a pigeon) and making a furrow with his tail.
• Parcebasis, g. a digression.
• Paregmenon, g. a joyning together of words derived from one another.
• Parelcon▪ g. the adding one word to the end of another.
• Pareil, one kind of print∣ing Character.
• Parelij, g. Mock-Suns re∣flected by a thick cloud on each side of the Sun.
• Parellelisation, or rather
• Paral-, a making of
• ... Parellels.
• Parenchyma, g. the [bloody] substance of the Liver, Spleen and lights.
• Parenetick, as Paraen-.
• Pareneticks, Fatherly (or Masterly) Admonitions.
• Paren••, l. obedient.
• Parental, belonging to
• Parents or Ancestours.
• Parentation, l. a Celebra∣ting [their] Funerals.
• Parenthesis, g. the interpo∣sing something (••hus) with in a sentence▪ which never∣theless would be entire with∣out it.
• ...

• Parenticide, l. a killing or killer of Parents.
• Parergy, -gue, f. -gum, -gon, g. something added by the by, beside the main busi∣ness.
• Parfay, (s. par foy) by faith.
• Parfite, o. perfect.
• Parget, plaister.
• Parian, belonging to
• Paros, one of the Cyclades, from whence they bring pure white marble.
• Pariation, l. evenness [of accounts.]
• Paricidal, belonging to a
• Paricide, l. a killing or kil∣ler of Father, Mother, or any of near kin.
• Parient, l. travelling with young.
• Parilian, as Palilian.
• Parility, as Parity.
• Paris, Alexander the Son of
• Priam, he seduced Helena from Greece, which occasion∣ed the Trojan War.
• Paris, the Metropolis of France.
• Paris-Garden, Bear Gar∣den, the house of Rob. de Pa∣ris in the reign of Rich. 2. who proclaim'd it a receptacle of the Butchers Garbage.
• Parishens, o. Parishioners.
• Parisyllable, l. an Equal syllable.
• Parisyllabical, having no more syllables in the Genitive than were in the Nominative.
• Parity, l. equality.
• Paritude, -ure, Parture, l. a breeding or bringing forth.
• Park, an inclosure for deer or other wild beasts.
• Park-bote, a being quit of enclosing a park.
• Parley, f. a talking [toge∣ther.
• Parliament, (f. Parlement, a conference) an Assembly of the King and 3 Estates (Lords Spiritual, Temporal, and Commons) of England, for debating matters touch∣ing the Common-wealth, &c.
• Parliamentum indoctorum, at Coventry (6 Hen. 4.) to which no Lawyer was to come.
• Parliamentum insanum, at Oxford, 41. Hen. 3.
• Parma, a City and Duke∣dom of Italy.
• Parmaceti, (for Sperma Ce∣ti, the Whales seed) an ex∣cellent oyntment.
• Parmesan, an Inhabitant (or Cheese) of Parma.
• Parnassian, belonging to
• Parnassus, a Grecian Moun∣tain sacred to Apollo and the
• Parnassides, the Muses.
• Parnel, a pretty Woman-lover.
• Parochial, belonging to
• Parishes, about 9284 divi∣sions of the Land by Honorius Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, 636.
• Paraemia, g. a proverb.
• Parole, f. a word or pro∣mise.
• Paronomous, belonging to
• Paronomasia, g. a likeness of words.
• Paros, see Parian.
• Paroxysm, g. a fit.
• Parrels, made of tracks, ribs and ropes (about the mast) for the sliding of the yard.
• Parricide, as Paricide.
• Parrhasius, the Painter who drew the Curtain which Zeu∣xis (thinking real) bad him draw.
• Parrhesia, g. a freedom of speech.
• Parsimonious, full of, or belonging to
• Parsimony, l. sparing, good husbandry.
• Parshor St. Cruce, a town in Worcestershire.
• Parsly-hedg, Caucalis, an herb.
• Parsly-pert, Caliulum fran∣gens, Perce-pierre Anglorum, or Break-stone.
• Parson imparsonée, Persona impersonata, a Rector in pre∣sent possession of a Parochial Church.
• Partage, f. a parting or di∣viding.
• Parterre, f. Garden-work [on the ground.]
• Parters of Gold, as ••inors.
• Partes Finis, &c. an Excepti∣on taken against a fine levied
• Parthenian, g. belonging to Virginity.
• Parthenope, the old name of Naples, also one of the Sy∣rens.
• Parthian, belonging to
• Parthia, Arach, in Asia.
• Partialize, to use
• Partiality, l. a being
• Partial, inclining to one party more than another.
• Partiary, l. one that doth
• Participate, l. give or take part with another.
• Partible, which may be parted
• Participles, Adjectives de∣rived from Verbs (with some signification of time) as lo∣ving, loved &c.
• Particle, l. a little part, a small undeclined word.
• Parti•• Jury, as Medietas lin∣guae.
• Partile aspect, of two pla∣nets in the same number of Degrees and Minutes.
• Particularize, to instance in particulars.
• Partion, l. a breeding.
• Partisan, f. a partaker, al∣so a [Lieutenants] leading-staff.
• Partitione facienda, a writ against a Coparcener that re∣fuses to joyn in
• Partition, l. a division.
• Partitor, l. a Divider.
• Partlet, an old kind of band, both for men and women, a loose collar, a womans ruff, Che.
• Partners, the Timbers that keep the mast steddy in the step.
• Partriche, o. a partridge.
• Parturient, l. about to bring forth [young.]
• Parture, for Parcuere, (f. par caeur) by heart.
• Parvis, o. a porch.
• Parvity, l. smalness, Non∣age.
• Pas à pas, f. step by step.
• Pascal, belonging to
• ...

• Pascage, -uage, f. Pastu∣ring or grazing.
• Paschal, belonging to the
• Pasche, g. the passover or Easter.
• Paschal Rents, Synodals.
• Pascuous, l. serving for
• Pasture or feeding.
• Mad-pash, Che. Mad-brain.
• Pasiphaë, the Wife of Minos.
• Pasquil, -in, an old Roman Statue, also a Libel (wont to be fixt thereon) who's an∣swer was affixt to Marforeo (another old Statue.)
• Passade, f. Alms given a Passenger; also the manage of a Horse backward and forward.
• Passagio, a Writ for the Keepers of the Ports to grant passage over Sea.
• Passant, f. passing, going.
• Passardo, a Nepas-artua-rope, to hale down the sheat-blocks of the main and fore∣sail, when the Ship goes large.
• Passa••, a Town in Bavaria.
• Passenger, Pellerin, a kind of small-trained Hawk.
• Pass-flower, Pulsatil.
• Passe-port, f. a pass or safe-conduct.
• Passibility, a being
• Passible, l. able to suffer.
• Passion, suffering, also an affection of the mind.
• Passive, suffering, or ha∣ving suffered.
• Pastern, f. the hollow of the heel,
• Pastilicate, to make or use
• Pastils, little rolls of
• Paste, Pills.
• Pastinate, to dig [in a Gar∣den.]
• Paston, a Town in Nor∣folk.
• Pastophories, the most Ho∣nourable Egyptian Priests.
• Pastoral, -ritious, belong∣ing to a
• Pastor, l. a Shepherd.
• Pastoral [Song] of Herds∣men.
• Pas••olan••, f. an Hireling foisted in by a Captain on Muster-days.
• Patache, a small Indian Ship.
• Patacoon, a Spanish piece about 4s. 8d.
• Patagous, Magellanicans, said to be 10 foot high.
• Pataque, a Neopolitan piece of an hundred Quadrins.
• Patart, a Dutch Stiver, whereof five make 6 d.
• Patavinity, the property of, or Relation to Padua.
• Patay, a Town of Beausse in France.
• Cross Patee, whose ends are broad and opened.
• Patefaction, l. an opening or discovering.
• Patelena, a Goddess of Corn, when the Cups open∣ed.
• Patelin, f. a flatterer.
• Paten, a wooden shoe with an Iron bottom.
• Patentee, to whom the King hath granted
• Patents, as Letters Patent.
• Patency, a being
• Patent, l. open, uncover∣ed.
• Pater-guardian, the head of a Franciscan Colledg.
• Paternal, Fatherly.
• Paternity, l. ones being a Father.
• Pathetical, g. affectionate.
• Pathologick, belonging to
• Pathology, g. a part of Phy∣sick, treating of the causes and differences of Diseases.
• Pathologist, g. a Writer of Diseases and their Symp∣toms.
• Pathopaeia, g. an expres∣sion of a Passion.
• Patible, l. sufferable.
• Patibulary, l. belonging to a Gallows.
• Patibulated, hanged on a Gibbet.
• Patin, l. a great Platter, Charger, or Bason; also the flat plate used by Priests (with the Chalice) at Mass.
• Patise, a reddish colour.
• Cross Patonce, who's ends are both broad, and (as it were) three ways hooked.
• Patration, l. a doing, per∣fecting or committing.
• Patriarchal, belonging to a
• Patriarchate, -chy, the Estate, Seat, or Dignity of a
• Patriarch, -ark, g. a chief Father, the first Father of a Family or Nation; also a National Primate.
• Patri••iate, the Dignity of
• Patricians, the most Noble Romans, descended of Sena∣tours.
• Patricide, as Parracide.
• Patrick, a Patrician.
• Patrimonial, belonging to a
• Patrimony, l. an Inheri∣tance left by the Father.
• Patrimony of St. Peter, an Italian Province belonging to the Pope.
• Patrizate, g. to resemble or imitate ones Father.
• Patriot, a Benefactor or Lover of his Countrey.
• Patrocinate, -onize, to de∣fend or plead for.
• Patronal, belonging to a
• Patron, l. advocate, de∣fender; also (in Civil-law) he that hath made a Servant free; and (in the Canon and Common Law) he that hath the gift of a Benefice.
• Patroclus, Achilles's Friend, slain in Achilles's Armour.
• Patronymicks, -cal. names, derived from ones Father or Ancestors.
• Patter & Pray, o. repeat many Pater nosters.
• Patulicate, l. to be opened or widened.
• Pavade, o. a Dagger.
• Pauciloquent, l. using
• Pauciloquy, fewness of words.
• Paucity, l. fewness.
• Paudishaw, Tu. an Empe∣rour.
• Pavefie, l. to affright.
• Pavefaction, a terrifying.
• Pavese, -vice, I. a large Shield covering the whole Body.
• Pavia, a Great City of Milain.
• Paviage, money towards paving.
• Pavidity, a being
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• Pavid, l. timerous.
• Pavilion, f. a Warlike Tent.
• Pavin, Pavane, f. a kind of Dance.
• Paul, h, wonderful or rest.
• Paulin, f. little Paul.
• Paunage, as Pannage.
• Pavoisade, f. a Target-defense for Gally-slaves a∣gainst small shot.
• Pavanine, l. belonging to a Peacock or Hen.
• Pausade, s. a pausing or resting [place.]
• Pausanias, a famous Lace∣demonian Captain; a••so a Youth who slew Philip of Ma∣cedon; because he had no re∣dress for being Ravished.
• Pawl, a short Iron fastened to the Deck to keep the Cap∣stain from recoiling.
• V••t-pawl the capstain, let it go back.
• Pawme, o. palm [of the hand.]
• Pax, l. peace, also the
• Pix or Box (Sp. Paz.) where the Popish Sacrament is put.
• Pay the s••ams, lay on hot pitch.
• Pay the Ship, lay on the stuff (in Grav••ng.)
• Payed, when (in a tack) the Sails are flat against the shrowds and she cannot fall back.
• Pea••e of God and the Church, vacat••on-time.
• Pea••, c. lace.
• Peal, N••. cool [the pot.]
• Pean, Erminus, or yellow Ermine (in Heraldry.)
• Pearch, Perche a Rod, Pole, a measure of 16 foot and a half, in some places above ••0.
• Pearl, a Gem bred in shell∣fish; also the least Printing Character (except the Dia∣mond.)
• Pease, o. (q. appease or pause) to stay.
• Pease-bolt, E. Pease-straw.
• Peccadillo, Sp. a small fault.
• Pèccaminous, l. full of sin.
• Peccant, l. sinning, offending.
• Peccator, l. a sinner.
• Peccavi, l. I have offend∣ed.
• Peck, -kidg, c. meat.
• Pecorous, l. full of Cattel.
• Pectinals, l. Fish who's bones are streight like combs (as Soals, &c.)
• Pectination, l. a combing, also raking of Corn.
• Pectoral, l. belonging to, good for the Breast and Lungs; also a Breast-plate or Stomacher.
• Pecuarious, l. belonging to Cattel.
• Peculator, he that com∣mits
• Peculation, l. robbing the Prince or Common-wealth.
• Peculiar, l. particular, pri∣vate, proper.
• Court of Peculiars, dealing in
• Peculiars, Parishes exempt from other Ordinaries, and peculiarly belonging to the See of Canterbury.
• R••gal Peculiar. the Kings Chappel, under the imme∣diate Jurisdiction of the Su∣pream Ordinary (the King.)
• Peculiate, l. to punish a mans purse, take away his goods; also to enrich.
• Pecuniary, l. belonging to
• Pecunia, l. money, and (an∣ciently) Cattel or other sub∣stance.
• Pedage, l. money given for passage.
• Pedagogism, the office of a
• Pedagogue, as Paedag—
• Pedal, l. of a Foot.
• Pedality, measuring by, or able going on foot.
• Pedaneous, l. going on foot.
• Pedantism, the office of a
• Pedant, f. an Ordinary School-Master.
• Pedanteries, f. Pedantick humours, Ink-horn terms.
• Pèdation, l. a propping of vines.
• Pedature, l. the proportion of feet assign'd to workmen.
• Pedce, a [Commanders] foot-boy.
• Pederasty, Paed-, g. a lust∣ing after boyes.
• Pedestal, f. a foot-stool, the foot of a pillar.
• Pedestrial, belonging to a Footman.
• Pedicle, l. a little foot, also a stalk of fruit.
• Pediculous, l. lousy
• Pedler, a Scotch or Wan∣dring Merchant.
• Pedobaptism, as Paedob-.
• Pedomancy, Divination by the lines at the soles of the feet.
• Pedor, l. filthiness [of pri∣sons.]
• Pedotribe, g. an instructor of Children to exercise their bodies.
• Peek, the room in a ships hold, from the bits to the stem.
• Heave a Peek, heave the ships hawse right over the Anchor.
• Ride a peek, with the main-yard and fore-yard sloped in∣to a St. Andrews Cross (lest another ship come foul of them.)
• Peeper, c. a looking-glass.
• Peeping, c. sleepy, drow∣sy.
• Peel-town, in Man Isle.
• Peed, No. blind of one eye.
• He pees, No. He looks with one eye.
• Peevish, No. witty.
• Peere, o. for appear.
• Peer, f. a work raised a∣gainst the force of the Sea.
• Peers, (f. Pairs) Equals, Ju∣ry-men, also Lords.
• Peerage, the condition of Peers of the Realm, also an imposition for maintaining a Sea-peer.
• Peery, c. fearfull.
• Peeter, c. a portmantle.
• Pegasean, like or belong∣ing to
• Pegasus, the flying horse of Perseus.
• Pegnin, the Metropolis of China.
• Pejerate, l. to forswear.
• Pejorate, l. to make or grow worse.
• Peitrel, Poi-, ral, f. the brest-leather of a horse.
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• Pekois, o. a pickax.
• Pelagians, Hereticks, fol∣lowers of Pelagius. he denied Original sin, held that man of himself might keep the Commandments, &c.
• Pelagic••, belonging to the Sea.
• Pelasgi, Grecians inhabi∣tants of
• Pelasgia, part of Pelopon∣••••sus.
• Pelf▪ Pill, the broken re∣mains of a fowl, after the hawk is relieved.
• Peli••s, Brother of Aeson King of Thessaly, slain by his own Daughters.
• Pelion, a Thessalian Moun∣tain laid upon Ossa by the Gi∣ants in their war with Hea∣ven.
• Pell, o. a house.
• Pellican, a bird said to feed her young ones with her bloud.
• Pellicle, l. a thin skin or ••inde.
• Pelliculation, the practice of a
• Pelliculator, l. a deceiver with fair words.
• Pellucid, l. clear, to be seen thorow.
• Pel-mel, f. Confusedly.
• Pelopaea, the mother of Ae∣••isthus by her own Father Thestes.
• Peloponnesus, Moréa (in Greece) on the Adriatick Sea.
• Pelops▪ being killed by his Father Tantalus and set be∣fore the gods, Ceres ate his shoulder, but Jupiter reviv∣ed him and made him an ivo∣ry one.
• Pelota, f. the ball of the ••oot.
• Pelt (in Falconry) the dis∣membred body of a dead ••owl.
• Peltiferous, bearing a
• P••lt, l. a target of skins like a half-moon.
• Pelt-wool, pulled off the
• Pelt, the skin [of a dead sheep.]
• Pelure, rich fur.
• Pelusian, belonging to
• Pelusium, Damiata, one of the 7 mouths of Nilus.
• Pembridg, a town in Here∣fordshire.
• Pen, Br. a head.
• Penarious, l. belonging to victuals.
• Penates, l. Houshold gods.
• Penbrock, a town in Wales.
• Penbauk, No. a Beggers can.
• Pendent, l. hanging.
• Pendents, Ear-jewels.
• Pendants, small streamers, hung out to adorn the ship, also short ropes fasten'd to all the yard arms (except the missen) into which the braces are reeved.
• Pendiloches, f. the lowest and dangl••ng parts of Jewels.
• Pendulosity, l. a being
• Pendulous, l. hanging, ropy, also doubtfull.
• Pendulum, a Regulator, exactly proportioning the time in watches, &c.
• Peneian Vala, Tempe, on the banks of
• Peneus, a River in Thessa∣ly.
• Penelope, the Constant wife of Vlysses, who to deceive her Suiters (promising her respite till that piece of work she had in hand was ended) undid by night whatsoever she did by day.
• Penetrability, a power to pierce, or a being
• Penetrable, which may be
• Penetrated, pierced tho∣row.
• Penetral, l. the inward open part of a house.
• Peni••le, f. painfull.
• Peninsule, Penisle, l. almost an Island.
• Penistons, a coars•• wollen cloth.
• Penitential, penitent, be∣longing to sorrow or repen∣tance.
• Penitentiary, a place (in Rome) where the Priests hear Confessions and enjoyn pen∣nance, also as
• Peniten••ier, the Priest that enjoyns it.
• Pennant, as Pendant.
• Pennigerous, l. winged, fea∣thered.
• Pennipotent, l. strong of wing.
• Pennes fele, o. many pence.
• Pennocrucium, Pencridge in Staffordshire.
• Penny, Catyledon, Navel∣wort.
• Pennyroyal, Organy, pud∣dingrass.
• Penny-weight, twenty four grains, whereof one makes 20 Mites, and one Mite 24 droits.
• Peny, was our ancient cur∣rant silver.
• Penoncels, little
• Penons (f. Pennons) flags, streamers.
• Penreth, a town in Cumber∣land.
• Penses, (f. pensee) pansies.
• Pensiculation, -ita-, l. a weighing or diligent consi∣dering.
• Pensford, a town in Somer∣set.
• Pension, l. a yearly stipend or paiment, also (in Grayes Inn) a Parliament, Council or Assembly of the members of that Society.
• Pension-writ, against those (in Greys Inn) that are in ar∣near for Pensions, &c.
• Pensioners, the more noble sort of Guard to the Kings person.
• Pensive, f. thoughtfull.
• Pentagamist, having had 5 wives.
• Pentahedrical, g. of 5 sides.
• Pentaglottical, g. skild in 5 tongues.
• Pentagonal, g. of 5 corners.
• Pentameter, g. of 5 feet.
• Pentaptotes, Nouns of 5 cases.
• Pentarch, a Captain of five.
• Pentasium, a lake deadly to serpents, wholsom to men.
• Pentasticks, Stanza's of 5 verses, porches of 5 rows of Pillars.
• Pentateuch, g. the 5 Books of Moses.
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• Pentecontarch, g. a Captain of 50.
• Pentecost, g. the fiftieth day [from Christs resurrection] Whitsunday.
• Pentecostals, Whitson. far∣things, pious Oblations at that Feast.
• Penthesiléa, Queen of the Amazons, slain by Achil∣les.
• Pentheus, torn insunder for despising Bacchus's rites.
• Penulator, l. a Furrier.
• Pentir••me, a Galley of 5 oars in a seat.
• Penurie, l. want.
• Penurio••s, l. very poor.
• Pepi••, King of France and Father to Charles the great.
• Pepire, o. a Love-potion.
• Peplography, g. a description of the
• Peple, -lum, l. a hood [for women at their Churching.]
• Pepperwort, Lepidium, of a sharp and cleansing nature.
• Pepti••k, g. conco••••ive.
• Pepyns, Pepins, f. Ker∣nels.
• Peracter, as Circumferen∣tor.
• Peraction, l. a finishing.
• Peragration, l. a wandring a∣bout
• Perambulation, l. a walking about, or surveying.
• Perambulatione faciendâ, a writ for the Sheriff to di∣stinguish the bounds of Man∣nors.
• Perangust, l. very nar∣row.
• Perarate, l. to plow tho∣rowly.
• Percase, o. by chance.
• Percepiere, f. Break-stone, an herb in Somerset-shire.
• Perceptible, l. perceivable.••
• Perchemyne, o. Parchment.
• Perch stone, found in the head of a Pearch.
• Percolation, l. a straining thorow.
• Percontation, -cunct -l. a diligent enquiring.
• Pereruciate. l. greatly to tor∣ment.
• Percussion, l. a striking.
• Percullis, one of the Pursi∣vants at Arms.
• Perdiccas, one of Alexan∣ders Commanders.
• Perdition, l. loss, destruction.
• Perdix, being thrown from a high Tower by his Uncle Daedalus (for inventing the Saw) he was changed into a Partridge.
• Perdonatio Vtlagariae, the pardon of an Out-law (upon yielding himself.)
• Perduction, l. a leading through.
• Perdu. f. lost.
• Perdues, Companies cho∣sen for the most desperate Services, forlorn-hopes.
• Perduellion, -ism, l. an open Act of Hostility.
• Perduration, l. a continuing.
• Peregrine, l. Outlandish, a kind of Falcon.
• Peregrination, l. a Travel∣ling; also a Planets being in a Sign wherein he is altoge∣ther a stranger.
• Peremptory, l. absolute.
• Perendination, l. a putting off from day to day.
• Perennity, l. long continu∣ance.
• Perenticide, l. a Cut-purse.
• Pererration, l. a wandring about.
• Perflation, l. a blowing through.
• Perfidy, l. Treachery.
• Perforation, l. a boring through.
• Perfretation, l. a passing through, or over Sea.
• Perfriction, l. a shivering for cold; also as
• Perfrication, l. a rubbing thorowly.
• Perfunction, a finishing or discharging.
• Perfunctory, slight.
• Perfusion, a pouring upon.
• Pergamus, a City of Nato∣tolia, where Parchment was invented.
• Pergamenous, belonging thereto.
• Pergraphical, g. very artifici∣al.
• Periander, a Corinthian Ty∣rant, one of the 7 wise men.
• Pericardian, belonging to the
• Pericard, g. the heart-purse.
• Pericardick vein, a branch of the main ascendant bran∣ches of the hollow vein.
• Periclitation, -ancy, l. an endangering.
• Pericrany, -ion, g. the skin covering the skull.
• Perjenet, o. (f. Poir je••net) a young pear-tree.
• Perigee, the place wherein a star is nearest the Centre of the Earth.
• Peribelium, g. the point wherein the Earth (or any planet) is nearest the Sun.
• Perimeter, the outmost line of any solid body; also a verse that hath a syllable too much.
• Perinde Valere, a dispensati∣on to a Clerk who (though incapable, yet) is de facto ad∣mitted.
• Perioch, g. the Argument or Contents of a Discourse.
• Periodical, belonging to a
• Period, g. a certain or full term of time or sence.
• Perioeci, -oici, g. those that inhabit the same Climate.
• Peripateticks, g. followers of Aristotle.
• Peripherie, g. Circumference.
• Periphrastical, spoken by a
• Periphrase, -sis, g. a cir∣cumlocution.
• Peripneumonical, sick of a
• Peripneumony, g. an inflam∣mation of lungs and shortness of breath.
• Periscians, g. whose sha∣dows are cast round about them.
• Perissology, g. a superfluity of speech.
• Peristaltic motion, the quib∣ling motion of the guts, to squeeze out the Excrements.
• Peristatick, g. having or be∣longing to circumstances.
• Perit, Twenty four blanks, or the twentieth part of a Droit.
• Perit••n••um, g. the Cawl.
• Perjury, l. a being
• Perjured, forsworn in a Judicial proceeding.
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• Periwig, as Perwick.
• Perkin. q. Peterkin, little Peter.
• Permagies, little Turkish boats.
• Per my & per tout, [seised, as a Joint-tenant] by every parcel and by the whole.
• Permanent, l. durable.
• Permeation, l. a passing through.
• Permiscible, which may be mingled.
• Permissible, which may be permitted
• Permission, l. leave.
• Permistion, l. a mingling together.
• Permutation, l. an exchang∣ing.
• Permutatione &c. a writ for the admission of a Clerk upon Exchange.
• Pernicious, -ciable, l. dan∣gerous, destructive.
• Pernicity, l. swiftness.
• Pernoctation, l. a tarry∣ing all night.
• Pernancy, a taking or re∣ceiving.
• Pernour, (f. Preneur) a taker.
• Peroration, l. a concluding.
• Perpend, l. to examine or weigh.
• Perpenders, Perpent-stones, fitted to the thickness of a wall.
• Perpendicle, l. a plumbline.
• Perpendicular, directly down.
• Perpension, -sation, l. a dili∣gent weighing or consider∣ing.
• Perpession, l. an enduring.
• Perpetrate, l. to commit.
• Perpetuate, l. to cause
• Perpetuity, l. everlasting∣ness.
• Perplexable, full of
• Perplexity, l. doubtfulness, trouble.
• Perplication, l. a folding to and fro.
• Perquisite, not left by An∣cestors but gained of ones self.
• Perquisites, l. profits arising by the by.
• Perquisition, l. a diligent Enquiring.
• Perre, o. (q. pierr••e) a mo∣nument.
• Perry-wright, o. embroider∣ed with precious stones.
• Perquisitor, l. a searcher.
• Perscr••tation, l. a thorow search.
• Perreptation, a creeping through.
• Perse, f. sky-coloured.
• Perscribe, l. write out to the end.
• Persant, o. piercing.
• Persecution, a following hard after.
• Perseverance, l. constant continuance.
• Persia, a famous Eastern Kingdom.
• Perside, to sit still
• Persist, l. to continue.
• Personable, enabled to hold plea in Court.
• Personality, -lty, a being
• Personal, belonging to a person.
• Personal tithes, of profits by Labour, Merchandize, &c.
• Personate, l. to represent ones person; also to sound aloud.
• Persons ne Praebendaries, &c. a writ for spiritual persons distrained for taxes.
• Perspective, l. the Art of helping the sight by Glasses, &c.
• Perspicacity, l. quickness of apprehension.
• Perspicience, l. perfect know∣ledge.
• Perspicil, l. a looking or perspective glass,
• Perspicuity, a being
• Perspicuous, l. clear, plain.
• Perspirable, capable of
• Perspiration, l. a breathing thorow.
• Perstringe, l. to wring or touch hard upon.
• Perterebrate, l. to bore tho∣row.
• Perth, -thia, part of North Scotland.
• Pertical, belonging to a perch or pole.
• Perticata terrae, the fourth part of an acre.
• Perticulas, certain Alms or School-Commons. See Pittance.
• Pertinacy, -city, a being
• Pertinacious, l. obstinate.
• Pertinens, a Kinsman or Woman.
• Pertinent, to the purpose.
• Pertingency, a reaching to.
• Pertingent, l. extending or joyning to.
• Ael. Pertinax, a Roman Emperour, who obstinately refused the Empire for a while.
• Per quae servitia, a Writ for a Cognizee of a Mannor, &c. to compel the Tenant (at the time of the Note of the Fine levied) to a••urn to him.
• Pertur••ation, l. a troubling.
• Pervade, to pass into, tho∣row and over all.
• Pervagation, l. a wandring through▪ or up and down.
• Perversity, l a ••eing
• Perverse, l. froward, Cross▪
• Pervert, l. to overthwart or overthrow; also turned from good to evil.
• ...Pervestigat••••n, l. •• finding out by diligent search.
• Pervicacy, l. a being
• Pervicacious, l. obstinate.
• Pervigilation, l. a watching all night.
• Peruink, o. the herb
• Peruinkl••, or Periwinkle.
• Pervious, which may be pas∣sed through.
• Pervise, Parvise, Mooting, an afternoons Exercise.
• Peruvians, the people of
• Peru, a large province in the West-Indies.
• Perwick, -wig, Perruque, f. a cap of false hair.
• Pery, o. a Peartree.
• Peritory, o. for Pellitory.
• Pesame, Sp. a condoling.
• Pesage, f. custom for weigh∣ing.
• Pess••ry, l. a suppository of soft wooll.
• Pessenae tempus, Shacking-time, Nf.
• Pessona, Mast.
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• Pessundate, l. to tread or cast under foot, to destroy.
• Pesterable wares, trouble∣some and taking up much room in a Ship▪
• Pestiferous, l. bringing the
• Pestilence or Plague.
• Petalism. a Syracusian Ba∣nishment (for five years) by writing the Names on Olive-leaves.
• Petard, -arre, f. a Mortar-like Engine to break open Gates, &c.
• Petarrade, f. [a Horses yerking out behind, accom∣panied with] farting.
• Petauristick, belonging to a
• Petaurist, g. a dancer on the Ropes.
• Petches, a Town in Essex.
• Peterburgh, a Town in Nor∣thampton-shire.
• Peter, g. a stone or Rock.
• Peter-corn, given by King Athelstane to the See of York.
• Peter-pence, Rome-see, Rome-scot, Rome-penning, a penny for every Chimney, given by Inas King of the West-Saxons, towards the maintenance of a Saxon School.
• Petersfield, a Town in Hant∣shire.
• Peters-post, a famous Quar∣ry in York-shire, whose stones built St. Peters Church in York.
• Petherton, a Town in So∣merset-shire.
• Petit, f. little.
• Petit Sergeantry, a holding Lands of the King by some small Service.
• Petit Treason, when a Ser∣vant kills his Master, a Wife her Husband, or a Clerk his Ordinary.
• Petitory, belonging to a
• Petition, a Request to a Superiour.
• Petous▪ o. for Piteous.
• Petra lanae, a stone of wool.
• Petrary, as Mangonel.
• Petreius & Juba, being overthrown by Caesar, con∣sented to kill one another.
• Petrification, l. the action of
• Petrifying, turning into stone.
• Petrobusians, Hereticks that denyed the keeping of Feasts.
• Petrol, a kind of Bitumen or Naphtha.
• Petronel, f. a Horsemans Piece, hanging or aiming at the breast.
• Petropolitan, belonging to
• Petropolis, Rome; also
• Peterborow in Northampton∣shire.
• Pettifogger, a silly Atorney, Trouble-town, without Law or Conscience.
• Petty Tally, a Competent proportion of Victuals in a Ship.
• Petulancy, a being
• Petulant, l. sawcy, wan∣ton.
• Petworth, a Town in Sus∣sex.
• Pexity, l. the nap or rough∣ness of the Web.
• Pey, o. (f. Paix) Securi∣ty.
• Peysen, o. for appease
• Pfirt, Mors-Munster in Alsatia.
• Pfullendorf, a City of Schwaben.
• Phaed••a, Daughter of Mi∣nos, and Wife of Theseus.
• Phaemone, the first Priest∣ess of Apollo at Delphos, and inventress of Heroick verse.
• Phaenomena, g. appearan∣ces.
• Phaeton, Guiding the Cha∣riot of the Sun (for a day) set the World on fire.
• Phaetontiades, his Sisters.
• Phagedenick, g. troubled with a Cancer, eating the flesh.
• Phalangeary, -eus, belong∣ing to a Phalanx, a Squadron of 8000 Foot-men, set in array.
• Phalangarians, those Sol∣diers.
• Phalaris, a Sicilian Tyrant, who burnt Porillus in the Brazen Bull, which he had made for the tormenting of others.
• Phalerated, l. adorned with Trappings.
• Phaleucian, -e: sick Verse, of a Spondee, Dactyl, and three Tr••chee••.
• Phanatick, as Fanatick.
• Phantasie, g. Imagination, Fancy.
• Phantasm, g. a Vision or Apparition.
• Phao, a Lesbian Youth made beautiful by an Oyntment given him of Venus.
• Phara••h, ••, (a making bare) the General Title of the Kings of Eg••pt.
• Phare, -ros, g. a Watch-Tower or Beacon by the Sea.
• Pharetriferous, l. bearing a Quiver of Arrows.
• Pharisaical, belonging to
• Pharisaism, the Profession of
• Pharisees, Jewish Separa∣tists, pretend••ng extraordi∣nary Holiness.
• Pharma••entick, -cal, -ma∣••ical, belonging to
• Pharmacy, -cen••y, g. the Art of Selecting, preparing, and mixing Medicines.
• Pharmacopolist, g. an Apo∣thecary.
• Pharnaces, the Son of Mi∣thridates, overthrown by Cae∣sar.
• Pharsalian, belonging to
• Pharsalus, a Town of Thes∣saly, on the Banks of Eri∣peus.
• Phasm, g. a terrible Vision.
• Pheer, o. a Companion.
• Pheon, an Arrow-head (in Her.)
• Phenicia, a Province of Asia.
• Phial, as Vial.
• Philadelphia, g. Brotherly love; a City of Mysia in Asia the less.
• Philadelphians, g. lovers of Brothers or Sisters.
• Philanthropal, full of
• Philanthropy, g. love to man.
• Philargyrous, full of
• Philargy. y. g. love of Silver.
• Philantry, g. self-love.
• Philibert, Ge. famously bright.
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• Philippe-ville, a Town in Mainault.
• Philip, g. a lover of Hor∣ses.
• Philippick, belonging to
• Philippopolis, a City of Me∣cedon.
• Philippicks, Demosthenes's Invectives against
• Philippus, King of Mace∣don, Alexanders Father; al∣so a Gold Coin of 3 shillings, and a Silver one of 4.
• Philips-Norton, a Town in Somerset-shire.
• Philipsbourgh, a Key of Germany, in the lower Pala∣tinate.
• Phillis, g. lovely.
• Philocte••es, the Compani∣on of Hercules, who left him his Bow and poysoned Ar∣rows.
• Philodespot, g. a lover of his Master.
• Philologer, one given to
• Philology, g. the study of speech & Discourse; also as
• Philomathy, love of Learn∣ing.
• Philomel, a Nightingale, made of
• Philomela, flying from Te∣re••s who had Ravish'd her, and cut her Tongue out.
• Philom••sus, g. a lover of the Muses.
• Philonomia, the Mother (by Mars) of the twins Lycastus and Parrhasius Kings of Ar∣cadia.
• Philopolite, g. a lover of his City.
• Philosophical, belonging to a
• Philosopher, a studier of
• Philosophy, g. the study of wisdom, or knowledge in things Rational, Natural and Moral.
• Philostorgy, g. Parents love to Children.
• Philotimy, g. love of hon∣our.
• Philtre, the hollow in the upper lip.
• Philtre charmed, enchanted with
• Philtres, g. love-potions, or medicines.
• Philyrian Sc••••t, Sagittari∣us, the Centaur Chiron, Son of Saturn and
• Philyra, the Daughter of Oceanus.
• Phinehas, h. a bold counte∣nance.
• Phineus, a King of Thrace slain by Hercules.
• Phlebotomy, g. letting bloud (by opening a vein.)
• Phlegeton, g. a flaming river of hell.
• Phlegmatick, full of
• Phlegme, the cold and moist humour of the body.
• Phlegmone, g. a swelling with an inflammation of the bloud.
• Phlegraean fields, in Thessa∣ly where the Gods and Gi∣ants fought.
• Phlegyas, King of the La∣pithaeans, set under a great stone (in Hell) ready to fall on his head, for burn∣ing the Temple of Apollo who had ravisht his Daugh∣ter Coronis.
• Phaebe, Diana, the Moon.
• Phaebus, Ap••llo, the Sun.
• Phaenix, an Arabian bird, said to live alone above 5 or 600 years and then to burn her self in a nest of spice, from which ashes springs a young one.
• Phorbas, the Son of Priam, slain by Menelaus.
• Phorcys, King of Corsica, Father of Medusa.
• Phosphor, g. the Morning-star.
• Phraseology, a Discourse of
• Phrases, g. proper forms of speech.
• Phrenetick, frantick, trou∣bled with a
• Phrensie, -nz••, g. madness
• Phrygians, the careless, wanton inhabitants of the Greater
• Phrygia, part of Asia.
• Phrygian Garment, of Nee∣dle work.
• Phrygian Wisdom, After∣wit.
• Phthisick, g. a Consumpti∣on Cough of the Lungs.
• Phylacist, g. a Jailor.
• Phylacterians, Sorcerers condemned Anno 62.
• Phylactery, g. a preserva∣tive or Charm.
• Phylacteries, Scrolls of parchment (with some parts of the Law) worn by the Jews, to mind them of keeping Gods Commands, Exod. 13.9.
• Phylarch, g. the Governour of a Tribe or Family.
• Phillis, hang'd her self for Demophoon, and was turn'd into an Almond-tree.
• Physiarch, g. the Governour of Nature.
• Physick, g. Medicine
• Physicks, g. Natural Philo∣sophy.
• Physician, one skil'd in both.
• Physiognomer, -mist, a pro∣fessour of
• Physiognomy, g. a discover∣ing mens natures by their looks, also contracted to
• Physnomy, the feature of the face.
• Physiologer, a practiser of
• Physiology, g. a reasoning or searching of Natural things.
• Piacle, l. [a Sacrifice to purge] some great Offence.
• Piacular, -lous, belonging thereto.
• Pia Mater, the inmost skin enclosing the brain.
• Pian Pian••, I. by little and little, soft and fair.
• Piaster, an Italian coyn a∣bout a Crown.
• Piation, l. a purging by Sacrifice.
• Piazza, I. a broad open place▪ as a Market-place, &c. also (corruptly) the walks about it set with pil∣lars, &c.
• Pica, l. longing, also a printing Character.
• Picards, a kind of Ada••ites, also great boats used on the Severn••.
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• Picardize, to imitate the
• Picards, -di••s, people of
• Picardy, a Province of Gal∣lia Belgica the Grainary of France.
• Piccage, money paid at Fairs for breaking the ground to set up booths.
• Pickadilly, a famous Ordi∣nary at St. James's built by one Higgins a Taylor who made
• Pickadils, (D. Pickedille∣kins) the round hems, or several divisions set toge∣ther about the skirt of a Garment or collar much in fashion the last age.
• Pickeer, (I. Picare) to skir∣mish.
• Pickering, a town in York∣shire.
• Pickig••i, f. a word used (like Shibboleth) to distinguish A∣liens from the native French as Bread and Cheese did the English and Flemings in Wat Tylers rebellion.
• Pickage, as Piccage.
• Picle, Pitle, Pightel, (I. Pic∣••olo, small) a smale Close.
• Pickeron, as Piqueron.
• Pictor, l. a Painter.
• Pictural, -torian, -ical, l. be∣longing to a picture.
• Piedmont, part of Italy un∣der the Duke of Savoy.
• Pie-powder-Court, Curia pedi∣pulverizati, to redress all dis∣orders at Fairs.
• Pigel, o. for pickle.
• Piger Henricus, a very slow distilling Instrument.
• Pight, o. pitched, propped.
• Pigmens, l. paint.
• Pignerate, l. to [take in] pawn.
• Pigneratitious, pawned, or belonging to pawning.
• Pike, o. peep.
• Pike on the been, c. run for it.
• Pigritude, l. sloth.
• Piladion, a song or dance of
• Pilades, a notable Come∣dian.
• Pilaster, a small pillar, also the swelling of the Uvula.
• Pilch, (Pellicon) a woollen or fur-garment, also a Childs flannel clout.
• Pilcrow, as Paragraph.
• Pille of Foddray, (pilla) a pile or Fort on a Sea-Creek in Lancashire.
• Pile, a two fold line (in Heraldry) like a wedge.
• Pilgrim, (I. Peligrino) a de∣vout traveller to some holy place, a Palmer is a gene∣ral and perpetual Pilgrim.
• Pillaw, a Turkish dish of Rice and Mutton-fat boil'd.
• Pillow, the timber which the Boltsprit rests on.
• Pillours. (f. -eurs) o. rob∣bers,
• Pilores, o. the same.
• Pilosity, l. hairiness.
• Pilotage, the office of a
• Pilot, a Steersman.
• Piment, (q. Pigment) o. a drink of Wine and Honey.
• Pimplean, belonging to
• Pimplea, a Mountain of Macedon, with a Fountain sa∣cred to the
• Pimpleiades, the Muses.
• Pimpompet, f. an antick dance of three kicking each others bum.
• Pin-cod, No. a pin-cushion.]
• Nick the Pin, drink just to the pin placed about the middle of a wooden cup. This caused so much debau∣chery that Priests were for∣bidden to drink at or to the pins.
• Pine, o. a pit, also (No.) dif∣ficult.
• Pingles, Pingres, f. a (woma∣nish) play with Ivory balls.
• Pingle, No. as Picle.
• Pinguedinous, l. fat.
• Pinguedinize, the same as
• Pinguefie, l. to make fat.
• Piniscrous, l. pine-bearing,
• Pinipinichi, an Indian mil∣ky juice purging Choler.
• Pinnace, a kind of small Ship.
• Pinnigerous, l. having fins.
• Pinne, a humour in a hawks foot.
• Pinsor, l. a Baker.
• Pintel, an iron pin that keeps the gun from recoil∣ing, also the Rudder-pi•••• hanging it to the Stern-post.
• Pintle-pantle, Pintledy-pan∣tledy, Li. (Panteler, f. to pant) trembling for fear, or fre∣quent beating [of the heart.]
• Pinules, l. the sights of the Alhidada.
• Pioneers, -nors, (f. Pionni∣ers) underminers and diggers in an army.
• Pip, a white scale on the top of the tongue in poul∣try.
• Pipation, l. a crying or weeping.
• Pipe, the Great Roll in the Exchequer.
• Pipe [of wine, &c.] 26 gal∣lons, or half a tun.
• Pipperidges, E. Sf. barber∣ries.
• Piquant, f. pricking.
• Pique, f. a quarrel.
• Piqueron, f. a Dart or Ja∣velin.
• Piramid, as Pyramid.
• Pirate, o. perry.
• Piratical, belonging to
• Piracy, the trade of a
• Pirate, l. a Sea-Robber, (formerly any Sea-Soldier, or the Overseer of a pira or Haven-peer.)
• Pirenean, belonging to
• Pirene, a fountain made by Pegasus dashing his foot against the rock.
• Pisa, a City of Tuscany.
• Piscaria, -ry, a liberty to fish in another mans wa∣ter.
• Piscary, l. a place for fish.
• Piscation, l. a fishing.
• Pisces, the 12th sign of the Zodiack.
• Piscicle, l. a little fish.
• Piscinal, belonging to a fish-pond.
• Pisculent, l. fishy, or which may be fished.
• Pissasphalt, g. Pitch and the Lime Bitumen mixt.
• Pissupprest, the suppressi∣on of a horses Urine.
• Pistachoes, small, Physi∣cal, Syrian, Pistack-nuts.
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• Pistick, l. pressed, bruis∣ed.
• Pistillation, l. a pounding in a Mortar.
• Pistolado, l. a Pistol shot.
• Pistorian, -ical, belonging to a baker or baking.
• Pistrine, l. a mill, prison, or bake-house.
• Pit-a-pat, as Pintle-Pantle.
• Pitching-pence, paid (in ••••irs and markets) for eve∣ry bag of Corn, &c.
• Pithian, as Pythian.
• Pittance, (f. pitance, q. pie∣tance) the small portion of victuals given the Monks in Colledges, a small rep••st.
• Pittacus, one of the 7 Wise men of Greece.
• Pituitous, l. Flegmatick.
• Pix, as Pyx.
• Placability, a being
• Placable, l. easily appeas∣ed.
• Placaert, D. a proclama∣tion.
• Placard, -quard, f. a Bill posted up, a Table of Laws, Orders, &c.
• Placard (in our Law) a licence to use (otherwise) unlawfull games.
• Placence, the Palace at Greenwich.
• Placeta, (in some old deeds) a place or parcel.
• Placidity, a being
• Placid, l. mild, peacea∣ble.
• Placit, l. an opinion, also a Decree.
• Plagiarian Law, against
• Plagiaries, l. stealers of Mankind, or of other mens writings.
• Plagues, (D. Plagghe, a Clout) o. parts.
• Plain Table, for the sur∣veying of Land.
• Plaintiff, he that makes a
• Plaint, Complaint, the ex∣hibiting (in writing) any action personal or real.
• Plan, l. a large compass or circle.
• Planetary, a Caster of Na∣tivities, also as
• Planetick, belonging to
• Planets, g. the 7 wandring stars, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon.
• Planiloquent, l. using
• Planiloquy, plain speech.
• Planim••••ry, g. a measuring of plains or flat things.
• Planisphere, l. a plain Sphere, as an Astrolabe.
• Plank upon plank, a kind of furring, by laying ano∣ther plank on the ships-side after she is built.
• Plantar, belonging to the sole of the foot.
• Plantar Arteries, two branches of the thigh-arte∣rie.
• Plantation, l. a planting, also a Colony placed in a fo∣reign country.
• Plant, c. to lay, place, or hide.
• Plantigerous, bearing plants.
• Plasmator, a Potter.
• Plasmature, a making of earthen ware.
• Plastick, belonging to
• Plastique, g. Sculpture, the Art of forming things [of Earth.]
• Plastography, g. a counter∣feit writing.
• Plat, g. flat.
• Of Platthan edge, o. [More] of Ease than Grief, of the flat than the edge of Fortunes sword.
• Platanine, belonging to a
• Platane, l. a Plane-tree.
• Plateasm, g. a speaking o∣ver-broad.
• Plate, a hoy.
• Platonist, a follower of
• Plato, the Divine Philo∣sopher Cheif of the Acade∣micks.
• Platonick love, a contem∣plative Idaea, abstracted from all gross sensuality.
• Platonick year, the 36 thousandth, when all things must return (forsooth) to their present state.
• Plats, flat ropes to save the Cabel in the hawse from galling.
• Plaudite, l. Clap your hands for joy, also a clap∣ping, &c.
• Plausible, acceptable, seem∣ing very fair.
• Plausidical, speaking plau∣sibly and Eloquently.
• Plaus••s, l. he that claps his hands, praiseth or encourag∣eth.
• Play, o. to ply or Go of∣ten.
• Playing hot, So. boyling hot.
• Plea, that which either party alledges for himself in Court.
• Pleas of the Crown, Suits in the Kings name for Offences against his Crown and Dig∣nity.
• Pleas of the Sword, were to the Earl of Chester, as Pleas of the Crown to the King.
• Common-pleas, agitated between Common persons.
• Plebeian, vulgar, belonging to the
• Plebeity, the Commonal∣ty.
• Plebicolist, a favourer of the Commons.
• Plebiscite, a decree of the people.
• Pleck, Y. a place.
• Pledge, f. a surety.
• I'll Pledge you, I'll look that you receive no hurt [from the Danes] while you drink, but now 'tis used in another sense.
• Plegijs dequietandis, a writ for the surety against the o∣ther, if he pay not the mo∣ney duly.
• Pleget, Spl-, a long plai∣ster of Leather or Lin∣nen.
• Pleiades, g. 7 Daughters of Atlas, turn••d into the 7 stars.
• Pleide, o. for plied.
• Plenary, l. full.
• Plenarty, a [Benefices] be∣ing full. (Institution is a good plenarty against a Common person, but not a∣gainst the King without In∣duction.)
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• Plenere, o. fully.
• Plenilunary, belonging to the
• Plenilune, l. the fullmoon.
• Plenipotentiaries, Ambassa∣dours with full power to treat and conclude upon all things contained in their Commission.
• Plenitude, -ty, l. fulness.
• Pleonasmick, belonging to a
• Pleonasm, g. an adding of something superfluous.
• Plerophory, g. a fulness or perfection.
• Plesaunces, o. pleasures.
• Pleskow, a Town in Mus∣covy.
• Plethorick, -cal, troubled with a
• Plethora, -ry, g. an abun∣dance of humours, also the headach occasioned there∣by.
• Plevin, as Replevin.
• Pleuritick, subject to the
• Pleuriste, an inflammation of the
• Pleura, g. (the side) the inward skin of the ribs.
• Pliant, -able, f. flexible.
• Plicature, l. a folding.
• Plight, o. plucked.
• Plimouth, a famous port Town on the mouth of
• Plim, a River in Devon∣shire.
• Plinth, g. the square bot∣tom of a pillar.
• Ploce, g. (a binding toge∣ther) an emphatical repe∣tition of a word, connoting its quality.
• Plonkets, course woollen clothes.
• Plores (s. pleurez) weep.
• Plottons, (s. ploton, a bot∣tom of thread) divisions of Soldiers with 8 in front.
• Plott, a Se••-card.
• Plow-alms, a penny anci∣ently paid the Church for every
• Plow-land, as Hide, &c.
• Plow-Monday, next after Twelfth-day, when our Nor∣thern Plow-men beg Plow-money to drink, and in some places if the Plow-man (af∣ter that daies work) come with his whip to the kitchin-hatch and cry Cock in the pot, before the maid saies Cock on the Dunghill, he gains a Cock for Shrove-Tuesday.
• Plumage, f. feathers, also as
• Plumassary, a bunch of Feathers.
• Plumbagin, l. silver min∣gled with lead oar; also lead which was put into a Furnace with Gold or Silver-Oar, to make them melt the sooner.
• Plumbean, -eous, l. like lead.
• Plume, the colour of a hawks feathers.
• Pluming, dressing up the Feathers, or pulling them off.
• Plume-striker, a Parasite, brushing the Feathers from your cloathes.
• Plumi••erous, l. feather-bear∣ing.
• Plumtuous, o. for plente∣ous.
• Plumosity, l. fulness of Fea∣thers.
• Plunder, D. to rob or spoil (as Soldiers) first used 1642.
• Plural, -litive, containing many.
• Plurality, l. Moreness, the having more than one.
• Pluries, the third Writ is∣sued after the Original Capias and Sicut alias.
• Plurifarious, l. of divers fa∣shions.
• Plus ne pourroye, ••. I could do no more.
• Plutarch, a famous Philo∣sopher of Ch••ronea.
• Pluto, the God of Hell and Riches, who (they say) first taught the use of mo∣ney.
• Pluto's helmet makes men invisible.
• Pluvial, a Priests Vestment or Cope, also as
• Pluvious, l. rainy.
• Ply, So. to boil (as a pot.)
• Plymouth, as Plimmouth.
• Plymton Maries, a town in Devonshire.
• Pneumatical, g. belonging to wind or spirits.
• Pneumaticks, books of
• Pneumology, g. a Discourse of Winds or Spirits.
• Pnigitis, a kind of black Earth.
• Po, the largest river of Italy.
• Pocillator, l. a Cupbearer.
• Pocklington, a town in York∣shire.
• Pocket of wool, half a Sack.
• Poco a poco, Sp. by little and little.
• Poculent, l. drinkable.
• Podagrical, gouty-footed.
• Podarge, a swift Mare, on which Zephyrus begat Achil∣les's horses.
• Podesta, I. a Venetian Go∣vernour of Cities.
• Podimetry, g. a measuring by the foot.
• Podolia, a Province in Po∣land.
• Poësie, g. Poetry, a Poets work.
• Poëm, g. a Copy of verses.
• Poetaster, a sorry Poet.
• Poile, o. Apulia in Italy.
• Poinard, f. a Dagger.
• Point, f. the plight one is in, also rich needle-work.
• Point-blank, punctually, hit∣ting the white or nail on the head.
• At Point devise, o. exactly.
• Point of Land, the sharp∣ness of any head-land at Sea.
• Points of the Compass, 32 di∣visions of the wind.
• Point the Cable, undo the end and lay it over again with synnet, marling, &c.
• Pointel, o. a writing pen, or pencil.
• Poitrel, f. as Pectoral.
• Polein, picks set in the fore-part of shooes and tied up to the knees with Silver or Gold chains, forbidden by Edw. 4th.
• Poles, o. for Pauls.
• Poland, see Polonians.
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• Polarity, a being
• Polar, -ry, belonging to the
• Poles, l. the (North and South) ends of the imagin'd axel-tree whereon the hea∣vens move; also heaven.
• Polaquia, a Province of Po∣land.
• Polemark, g. an Athenian Lord Marshal in the Field.
• Polemi••al, g. warlike, also controverted.
• Polemicks, treatises of war, also disputations.
• Policies of assurance or ens-▪ Assecurationes, Instruments between the Merchant-Ad∣venturer and him that (upon certain considerations) En∣surers the safe arrival of Ship or goods.
• Politicks, Treatises of
• Polity, -cy, g. Government (of Church or sta••e.)
• Political, belonging there∣to.
• Politician, a Statesman.
• Polive, o. a pulley.
• Politure, l. polishing, neat∣ness.
• Deed Poll, a single deed un∣indented.
• Pollard, an old coyn for∣bidden, a Codfish, a Stag (having musen'd or cast his head) a sort of fine bran, al∣so as
• Pollenger, a tree that hath been usually topt.
• Poll, o. a head.
• Pollicar, l. belonging to a thumb or Inch.
• Pollicitation, l. a free pro∣mising.
• Pollinarious, l. belonging to meal or fine flower.
• Pollinctor, l. an embalmer.
• Pollincture, an embalm∣ing.
• Polonians, Polanders, Poles, the people of
• Poland, a Kingdom bor∣dering on Turky.
• Poltron, f. a rascal or Co∣ward.
• Polverine, Rochetta, Le∣vant ashes for the making of glasses.
• Polychre••ts, g. things of a various use.
• Polychreston, g. a medicine of much use.
• Polycrates, a Tyrant of Sa∣mos, who found his ring (let fall into the Sea the day be∣fore) in the belly of a fish; crucified at last by Orontes the Persian.
• Polydamas, Son of Ante∣nor who with (Aeneas) be∣trayed Troy to the Greeks.
• Polygamy, g. a being mar∣ried to many at the same time.
• Polygarchy, g. a Govern∣ment by many.
• Polyglot, g. of many lan∣guages.
• Polygony, the herb Knot-grass, also a being
• Polygone, g. of many cor∣ners.
• Polygraphy, g. a writing in divers manners.
• Polyhistor, g. he that knows and describes many things.
• Polyhymnia, -lymnia, one of the Muses.
• Polyloquent, speaking much.
• Polymathists, g. men skil'd in (or treatises of) many dis∣ciplines.
• Polymorphean, g. having many shapes or forms.
• Polyphagian, g. a great eat∣er.
• Polypharmacal, g. having many medicines.
• Polypheme, -••••us, a giant with one eye, which Vlysses put out.
• Polyphon, g. [an instrument with] a multiplicity of sounds.
• Polypragmon, g. one that is
• Polypragmatick, very prag∣matical.
• Polyptote, g. having many cases or terminations.
• Polypus, the fish Pourcon∣trel or many-feet, also a Noli me tangere in the Nose.
• Polysyllable, -bical, g. having many syllables.
• Polysyndeton, g. a superflu∣ity of conjunctions.
• Pomace, pugs, must, the dross of Cyder-pressings.
• Pomada, see Pommad••
• Pomander, (q. Pomamber, D.) a ball of perfumes.
• Pomarious, belonging to a
• Pomary, l. an Orchard or apple-loft.
• Pomatum, l. Cyder.
• Pomegranate, a shell-fruit (chiefly of Granata in Spain) full of grains or kernels.
• Pomel, o. round [as an ap∣ple.]
• Pomelygrise, o. (s. Gris pom∣mil••) dapple-gray.
• Pome-paradise, a John-ap∣ple.
• Pomerania, between Swe∣den and Brandenburgh.
• Pomerellia, part of Po∣land.
• Pomeridian, Postm-, after∣noon.
• Pomey, a green apple (in Heraldry) Consecrate to Ve∣nus.
• Pomfret, Pontfract, Kirby (in Yorkshire) whose bridge brake with the multitudes accompanying William Arch∣bishop of York, at his re∣turn from Rome.
• Pomiferous, l. bearing
• Pomes, l. apples, pears, plums, &c.
• Pommade, f. Pomatum, -to, a sweet ointment, also as
• Pomada, a trick in vault∣ing.
• Pomaery, l. the precincts without the town-walls.
• Pomona, the Goddess of Orchards.
• Pompatick, done with
• Pomp, l. state or solemni∣ty.
• Pompets, f. Printers Ink-balls or Ball-stocks.
• Pompey, a brave Roman General, put to flight by Caesar (in the Civil wars) at Pharsalia.
• Pompous, l. stately.
• Pomum Adami, Adams ••it, the protuberance of the Throat.
• Ponderiz•• to ponder or weigh.
• ...

• Ponderity, -rosity, a being
• Ponderous, l. heavy, weigh∣ty.
• Pone, a Writ to remove a cause from an inferiour Court to the Common Bench.
• Pone per vadium, a writ willing the Sheriff to take surety for ones appearance.
• Ponendis in assisis, a writ directing the Sheriff what kind of persons ought to be empanneld.
• Ponendum in Halliam, a writ for a Prisoner to be bailed.
• Ponendum figillum ad ex∣ceptionem, a writ willing the Justices to set their seals to exceptions brought by De∣fendants.
• Pont à Mouson, a town in Lorrain.
• Pont du Gard, three bridges (on the river Gardon) one o∣ver another.
• Pontage, a Contribution (or Toll) towards the main∣taining or rebuilding of bridges.
• Pontibus reparandis, a writ commanding the repair of a bridge.
• Pontick, belonging to
• Pontus, a part of Asia.
• Pontick nuts▪ small-nuts.
• Pontifical, -cial, belonging to a
• Pontif, -fex, l. a Bishop or Prelate.
• In his Pontificalibus, Episco∣pal Ornaments, richest at∣tire.
• Pool, a town in Dorcet∣shire.
• Pool, o. Poland (plain-land.)
• Pool-evil, a swelling be∣tween the Ears and Nape of the [horses] neck.
• Poop, the uppermost part a-stern of the Ships hull.
• Poops, No. Gulps (in drink∣ing.)
• Popelet, -lot••, o. a puppet or young Wench.
• Popelin, l a little sinical darling.
• Popere, o. a bodkin.
• Popinal, l. belonging to
• Popination, a haunting the
• Popi••a, l. a Victualling-house or Tavern.
• Poping••y, a greenish par∣ret, also Symphonia, an herb of that colour.
• Poplemans, Hobgoblins, from
• Popleman, (-or Popielus) a Polonian Tyrant.
• Poplitick, belonging to the ham.
• Poplitick vein, the Garter-vein.
• Poppaean Law (among the Romans) against a single life.
• Popped, o. drest fine.
• Populace, f. the same as
• Populacy, the vulgar or meaner sort of people.
• Populaeon, g. an ointment of Poplar.
• Popularity, a being
• Popular, l. [beloved] of the common people.
• Population, l. a wasting or unpeopling.
• Populiferous, l. bearing poplar-trees.
• Populosity, a being
• Populous, l. full of peo∣ple.
• Porcary, l. a Swine-sty.
• Porcelane, the Chalky earth (beaten and steep'd in water) of which they make the China-dishes.
• Poraile, o. base, begger∣ly.
• Porcine, l. hoggish.
• Porculation, l. a fatning of hogs.
• Porcupine, a beast that shoots her bristles at the dogs.
• Porosity, a being
• Porose, -rous, l. full of
• Pores, l. very little holes.
• Porpoise, Phocaena, a dusk∣ish fish foretelling storms by approaching the shore.
• Porphyretick, belonging to purple, or to
• Porphyry, a fine streak'd Marble, of which is made the
• Porphyry-Chair, wherein the Pope is inaugurated.
• Porrection, l. a stretching out.
• Port, put the helm to Lar∣board or the left side.
• Port-vein, the carrying vein seated in the liver.
• Portable, l. which may be carried.
• Portate, l. a bearing or bringing.
• Portcullis, f. a Gate made to fall or slip down.
• Portegue, -tugaise, f. a gold coyn worth 3 pound, 10 s.
• Portemote, Sa. a Court held in Port-towns.
• Portend, l. to betoken.
• Portentifical, working won∣ders.
• Portentous, l. monstrous, betokening some ill event.
• Porters of the Verge, Ver∣gers, bearing white wands before the Judges.
• Portglaive, f. a Sword-bearer.
• Pòrtgreve, Sa. the Gover∣nour of a Port-town, and of London before the Two Bai∣liffs who preceeded the Maior granted by King John.
• Portguid••n, f. the Troops Corne••.
• Portioners, -narij, the se∣veral Ministers that serve one Parsonage alternately.
• Portmanteaeu, f. a Cloak-bag. But our Portmantle is of leather.
• Portmen. Inhabitants of the Cinque ports, also the 12 Burgesses of Ipswich.
• Porto, a town that gave name to
• Portugal, a Kingdom bound∣ed with Spain and the West∣ern Ocean.
• Porto bello, St. Philip, a strong town in America.
• Portos, Porthose, o. a Brevi∣ary or service-book.
• Portpain, f. a towel carry∣ing bread for the Table at Court.
• Portsale, the sale of fish so soon as it arrives in the ha∣ven;

• also a publick sale of things to them that bid most.
• ... Portsouth, o. Southwark.
• Portsmouth, a town in Hantshire.
• Posade, f. the lighting down of Birds, also any rest∣ing or resting place.
• Pose, o. for suppose.
• Pose, a rheum stopping the nose and hindring the speech.
• Position, l. a foundation [upon which an argument is ••••ilt.]
• Posna, a City of lower Poland.
• Possessive, -sory, l. belong∣ing to
• Possession, l. property, or ••••tual enjoyment.
• Possed, o. tossed, pushed.
• Possown, an Indian beast receiving her young ones (on occasion) into a bag un∣der her belly.
• Possibility, a being
• Possible, l. able to be done.
• Post di••m, the Sheriffs pe∣nalty (4d. to the Custos bre∣••ium) for returning a writ after the day assigned.
• Post disseisin, a writ for him that had recovered Lands, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: and is disseised again.
• Post fine, a duty belonging to the King, for a fine for∣merly acknowledged.
• Post term, 20 d. taken by the Custos brevium of the Court of Common Pleas, for filing any writ after the ••erm.
• Poste o. Power.
• Postea, a Record of the proceedings upon a trial by Nisi prius.
• Posteriority, a being or coming after. He that holds of two Lords, holds of the first by priority, of the last by Posteriority.
• Posteriors, l. the back-parts.
• Posthumian, belonging to a
• Posthume, l. a Child born after the Fathers death.
• Posthume (or Posthumous) works, published after the Authors death.
• Postick, l. being behind.
• Postile, (q. appostile, f. a small addition to a greater discourse) a short exposition on the Gospel.
• Postillon, f. a guide or Post-boy; also he that rides one of the first Coach-horses.
• Postliminious, belonging to
• Postliminie, -niage, l. the return of one thought to be dead, restored to his house by a hole through the wall.
• Postmeridian, l. done in the afternoon.
• Postnate, l. born after.
• Postome, o. Impostume.
• Postpone, -pose, l. to set be∣hind, to flight.
• Postposure, a setting be∣hind or esteeming less.
• Postriduan, l. done the next day after.
• Post-script, an addition at the end of a writing.
• Postvene, l. to come after.
• Postventional, coming af∣ter.
• Postulatory, belonging to a
• Postulate, l. a request or demand.
• Postulate, Fundamental principles (in any science) taken for granted.
• Pot, a head-piece.
• Potable, l. fit to drink.
• Pot-ashes, made of the best wood ashes (for Sope.)
• Pottacco, Sp. a small Sea-vessel.
• Potation, l. a drinking.
• Pote, No. to push or put out.
• Pote the clothes off, No. kick them off.
• Potatoes, Indian roots of great vertue.
• Potent (in Heraldry) the top of a croutch.
• Potent, -ntial, powerful.
• Potentials, things apt to give power or strength.
• Potentates, Potest-, men in authority and power.
• Potosi, a town in Peru, having the best Silver Mines.
• Potorious, l. drinky.
• Potton, a town in Bedford∣shire.
• Potulent, l. drinkable.
• Pouches, small bulk-heads in the hold (to keep up Cor•• &c.)
• Poud, Ss. a boil or ulcer.
• Pouldavis, Oulderness, Me∣drinacles, course Canvas.
• Pounce, sp. to jag or cut in and out.
• Pounces, Hawks claws.
• Poundage, a subsidy grant∣ed the King (of twelve-pence in the pound) of all mer∣chandize imported or ex∣ported.
• Pour fair proclamee, &c. a writ commanding the Maior &c. to proclaim that none cast filth into ditches or other places adjoining.
• ... Pourcontrel, as Polypus.
• Pourmenade, f. a walk.
• Pourpartie, the division of Parceners Land.
• Pourpresture, an encroach∣ment, or any thing done to the Nusance of the Kings Tenants.
• Poursuivant, f. a follower, also a Kings messenger on special occasions.
• Poursuivants at arms, Blew-mantle, Rouge-cross, Rouge-dragon and Percullis, at∣tending (and commonly succeeding) the Heralds.
• Pourtraicture, the draw∣ing a
• Pourtract, -ict, f. a draught, picture or resemblance of any thing.
• Pourveyance, the work of a
• Pourveyor, an Officer pro∣viding Corn and victuals [for the Kings house.]
• Powk, o. for pug.
• Powre, o. stare, pore.
• Power of the County, -posse Comitatûs, the aid and atten∣dance of all above the age of 15 (that are capable of bearing Arms) when any force is used in opposition to

• the execution of justice.
• Poynaunte, o. pricking.
• Poynings Law, an Act of Parliament in Ireland, 10. H. 7. (Sir Edw. Poynings be∣ing Lieutenant) making all English Statutes (to that time, but none made since) of force in Ireland.
• Prae-, is (in English) most commonly written Pre-.
• Practick, -cal, belonging to
• Practice, or actual exer∣cise.
• Pragmatic, Sp. a Procla∣mation; also an agreement between a secular Prince and a Bishop.
• Pragmatical, g. expert in law business, or (as now tis used) busie about other mens affairs.
• Prague, the Metropolis of Bohemia.
• Prancer, c. a horse.
• Prandicle, l. a break-fast or little dinner.
• Pransorious, l. belonging to dinner.
• Prattily, No. softly.
• Prats, c. Thighs.
• Pratical, belonging to
• Pratique, I. practice, also a licence to traffick.
• Prating-cheat, c. a tongue.
• Pratum falcabile, Meadow-grounds.
• Pravity, l. naughtiness.
• Preamble, a tedious pre∣face.
• Prebendary, an Assistant to the Bishop, he that receives a
• Prebend, l. a portion al∣lowed the Members of a Cathedral Church, also the place.
• Prebendal, belonging there∣to.
• Prebition, l. a giving or of∣fering.
• Precaution, l. fore-warning, fore-••ight or being aware.
• Precariae, bind-daies (for bidden daies) dayes works which some Tenants are to give the Lord in harvest.
• Precarious, granted by en∣treaty, only so long as the other pleaseth.
• Precedential, belonging to
• Precedence, a going before, an excelling.
• Precédent, foregoing.
• Précedent, an Example.
• Precellence, -cy, Excellen∣cy.
• Precention, the flourish or Entrance of a Song.
• Precentor, the Chantor, that begins the tune.
• Prece partium, the conti∣nuance of a Sute by the con∣sent of both parties.
• Preceptive, belonging to precepts.
• Preceptor, a Schoolmaster.
• Preceptories, benefices that were held by the better sort of Templars.
• Precidaneous, going, Cut or killed before.
• Precincts, bounds.
• Precipice, a down-right descent.
• Precipitate, to cast down headlong, do a thing rash∣ly, also Red Mercury, a corroding powder.
• Preco••ity, a being too ear∣ly [in ripening.]
• Precognition, fore-know∣ledge.
• Preconious, belonging to commendation, or the Com∣mon Cryer.
• Preconsultors, Preadvisers, a Colledge at Venice.
• Precontract, a former bar∣gain.
• Precursor, a fore-runner.
• Predatory, belonging to
• Predation, robbing.
• Preddy [ship, Ordinance, &c.] ready [for fight.]
• Predecessours, Ancestors.
• Predestination, fore-ap∣pointment.
• Predial, -itory, belonging to Lands, Farms or Man∣nors.
• Predial tithes, of things growing from the ground.
• Prediator, a Lawyer ex∣pert in Actions real or con∣cerning Lands.
• Predicables, Porphyries 5 terms, Attributes of all things, Genus, Species, Dif∣ferentia, Proprium and Ac∣cidens.
• Predicaments, Ten Gene∣ral places, in which every limited Nature is disposed, viz. Substance, Quantity, Quality, Relation, Action, Passion, Where, When, Situation and Habit.
• Predicate, l. to publish or preach, also that which is
• Predicated, spoken or af∣firmed of the Subject.
• Prediction, l. a foretell∣ing.
• Predominant, bearing rule.
• Preëminence, right of ex∣cellency.
• Pre••mption, the first buy∣ing.
• Prees, a town in Shrop∣shire.
• Pre••xistence, a being be∣fore.
• Preëxistent, being before.
• Preface, a speech prepa∣ratory to the Discourse.
• Prefe, o. for proof.
• Prefecture, the Office or jurisdiction of a
• Prefect, a Governour of a City or Province.
• Preference, advancement.
• Prefigurate, to foreshew by signs.
• Prefinition, a fore-deter∣mination.
• Prefix, to fasten before, also to appoint [a time.]
• Prefract, obstinate.
• Pregnancy, a being
• Pregnant. big with child, also full, copious, ripe.
• Pregression, a going be∣fore.
• Pregustation, a tasting be∣fore.
• Preignotary, as Pronotary
• Prejudicate, fore-judged.
• Prejudice, rash judgment before trial, also harm.
• Prejudicial, hurtfull.
• Prelal, belonging to the Printers press.
• Prelation, a setting be∣fore.
• Prelature, the same, also a Prelateship.
• ...

• Prelate, the Governour of a [Cathedral] Church.
• Prelections, Lectures.
• Preliminary, as L••minary.
• Prelude, -dium, a pro••m or Entrance, and (in Mu∣sick) a Voluntary or flourish before a song or lesson.
• Prelusion, the same.
• Premature, too soon ripe.
• Premeditate, think before∣hand.
• Premious, rich in gifts.
• Premise, to speak some∣thing by way of Preface or principle.
• Premisses, things spoken before.
• Premission, a sending be∣fore.
• Premium, a reward [at School.] the money▪ given for ensuring a ship, &c.
• Premonstrate, foreshew.
• Premunire, (q. praemonere) imprisonment and loss of goods.
• Premonition, a fore-warn∣ing.
• Premunition, a fore-arm∣ing.
• Prender, (f. Prendre) the power of taking a thing be∣fore 'tis offered.
• Prender de Baron, an Ex∣ception disabling a Woman from pursuing an appeal of Murder against the killer of her former husband.
• Prenomination, a forenam∣ing.
• Prenotion, a fore-know∣ing.
• Prenuncious, foretelling.
• Prenuntiate, to foreshew.
• Preoccupate, prevented, ta∣ken afore-hand.
• Preominate, to presage.
• Preordain, to ordain be∣fore.
• Preordinate, fore-ordain∣ed.
• Prepensed, f. forethought.
• Preponderate, l. to weigh more or before.
• Prepose, to set before.
• Preposition, a part of speech set before other parts.
• Preposterous, contrary to order.
• Preproperous, over-hasty.
• Prepuce, the fore-skin.
• Prerogative, a peculiar Authority or Preëminence.
• Prerogative Court [of Can∣terbury] wherein are proved the wills of those who had goods of any considerable value (usually 5 l.) out of the Diocess wherein they died. In York 'tis called th' Exchequer.
• Presage, to Guess or fore∣tell.
• Presbyterian, belonging to
• Presbytery, Government of the Church by
• Presbyters, g. Priests, El∣ders.
• Prescience, l. fore-know∣ledge.
• Prescind, to cut before, to divide or break first.
• Prescribe, to appoint or li∣mit.
• Prescription, appointing, limiting, also a long custo∣mary course or use of a thing.
• Presen, o. to tread on.
• Presentaneous, present, effectual.
• Presentation, the Patrons offering a Clerk to the Bi∣shop to be instituted in a Be∣nefice of his gift.
• Presentee, the Clerk pre∣sented.
• Presentment, a meer de∣nunciation of the Jurors or other Officers (without in∣formation) of an offence in∣quirable in that Court.
• Preside, to be over or o∣versee.
• Presidial, belonging to a
• President, an O••erseer, and sometime as Précedent.
• Presidary, as Presidial, also belonging to a
• Presidy, a Garrison or Succour.
• Pressure, an oppression or grief.
• Prest (f. ready) a duty paid by the Sheriff upon his account in the Exchequer.
• Prest-money, as Imprest-.
• Pres••••ign, a Town in Rad∣norshire.
• Prestation-Money, paid by Arch-Deacons yearly to the Bishop.
• Prestiges, delusions, im∣postures.
• Prestigiation, a jugling.
• Prestigious, Jugler-like.
• Preston, a town in Lan∣cashire, and about fourty more.
• Presto, Sp, quickly.
• Presumption, arrogance, also cause of judging so or so.
• Presuppose, to suppose be∣fore-hand.
• Pretence, -text, an ex∣cuse.
• Pretensed, pretended.
• Pretension, a laying claim.
• Preterition, a passing by.
• Pretermission, an omitt∣ing.
• Preternatural, besides na∣ture.
• Pretorian, belonging to a
• Pretor, a General, Chief Justice, Consul or Maior.
• Pretorian guard, Ten thou∣sand, who were to the Em∣perour, as the Janizaries to the Turk, and Mamalukes to the Sultan of Egypt.
• Prevalency, a being
• Prevalent, prevailing, pow∣erfull.
• Prevarication, double-deal∣ing.
• Prevaricator in Cambridg (as Terrae filius at Oxford) makes an ingenious Satyri∣cal commencement speech.
• Prevenient, -ventional▪ coming before.
• Previd, o. hardy.
• Previdence, a foreseeing.
• Previous, going before.
• Prevy, o. tame.
• Priam, -mus, the Son of Laomedon, King of Troy, in whose time the City was sackt by the Greeks.
• Priapism, -mus, Erection without lust, from
• ...

• Priapus, the lascivious God of Gardens.
• Prich, No. thin drink.
• Pricker, a Huntsman on horse-back.
• Pricket, a brocket, spitter or Male Deer a full year old.
• Pricking, a hares footing ••n the dirt.
• Prick soure, o. a rank rider.
• Prick-timber, Enonymus, Spindle-tree.
• Pridian, l. of the day be∣fore.
• Prid (for Lamprid) gayel, a Rent paid the Lord of Rode∣ley in Glocester-shire, for fish∣ing for Lampreys in Se∣vern.
• Pridwen, Kings Arthurs shield, with the picture of the Virgin Mary.
• Prigging, c. riding.
• Prigs, o. Thieves.
• Prig-napper, c. a horse-stealer.
• Prig-star, c. a rival in Love.
• Priket, o. a small wax-Can∣dle.
• Primary, f. the dignity of a
• Prill, o. (q. prickle) to gore.
• Primate, l, a Metropoli∣tan.
• Primage, the Sailers due at the loading and going out of a Ship from any Haven.
• Prime, l. first▪ chief, large, also the first hour of the day, and one of the Roman Cano∣nical hours (from 6 to nine,) also the Golden Number, and (in surveying) 19 inches and 5•• parts of an inch.
• Primer, the Office of the blessed Virgin, divided into seven parts, 1. Matines and Landes. 2. The Prime. 3d. 6th. None (or ninth hour) 6. Vespers (or Evensong) 7. the Compline.
• Primero and Primavista, I. two old games at Cards.
• Primevous, l. of the first age.
• Primices, l. first-fruits.
• Primier Seisin, was a branch of the Kings Prero∣gative whereby he had the first possession of all Lands and Tenements holden of him in chief.
• Promigerious, l. coming naturally or orginally of it self.
• Priming, the first ground colour [in painting the Ship.
• Priming-Iron, to pierce the Carthrage, through the touch-hole.
• Primitial, belonging to first-fruits.
• Primitive, l. first, ancient, not derived of others.
• Primogeniture, l. the first birth.
• Primordial, [belonging to] the first beginning.
• Primum Mobile, l. the first mover, the tenth Orb.
• Lord Prince, the Kings eld∣est Son, now called.
• Prince of Wales, since Edward 2d. who was born at Carnarvan.
• Principality, Sovereignty.
• Prindle, as Croft.
• Princock, No. (q. praecox or c••ckrel,) a youngster too soon ripe-headed, a pert and for∣ward fellow.
• Priors Aliens, French Go∣vernours of Religious houses erected here for Outlandish∣men, supprest by Hen. 5.
• Priority, l. a being before.
• Prioress, the Governess of a Nunnery.
• Prisage, f. a prising, also the Kings custom or share of lawful prizes (usually 1/10)
• Prisage of Wines, as But∣lerage.
• Priscilla, little Prisca (l. old.)
• Priscillianists, Hereticks (An. 388.) who followed.
• Priscillianus, he held a good and an evil God Creators of all things, denied the Trini∣ty, &c.
• Prise, that which is taken of the Kings Subjects by the Purveyors.
• Prism, g. any saw-dust, al∣so a solid triangle, hence▪
• Prismatical glasses, repre∣senting variety of colours.
• Pristine, l. ancient accu∣stomed.
• Pristis, l. a long and slen∣der fish, also such a Ship.
• Privado, Sp. a favourite or private friend.
• Privation, l. a depriving or taking away.
• Privative, depriving, &c.
• Priviledge, l. a liberty granted besides the Course of Common Law.
• Privity, f. private familia∣rity.
• Privy, (in Law) a parta∣ker, or he that hath an inte∣rest in any action or thing.
• Privy to, acquainted with.
• Privy Artery, passing from the descendent branch of the great Artery, and bestow∣ing it self among the privi∣ties.
• Privy-Seal, used after the Privy signet and before the Great Seal (and in some smaller things that do not pass the Great Seal at all.)
• Prize, that which is taken by conquest, letters of Marque, Robbery, &c. any kind of booty; as also the Combat or contention for it.
• Probability▪ l. likelyhood,
• Probate of Testaments, prov∣ing of Wills (in the spiritual Court) either in common form by the Executors oath, or (to avoid future debate) by witnesses also.
• Probatick pond, g. the Sheeps pool, Bethesda.
• Probatical, -ional, belong∣ing to
• Probation, l. a proving.
• Probatine piscant, o. the Sheeps pool.
• Probationer, a trier, also he that is to be tried or approv∣ed before he be admitted.
• Probator, a prover or App-, who was to prove his allega∣tion by battel or the Coun∣trey, as the Appealed would.
• ...

• Probatory, l. the place or instrument of proof.
• Probatum est, l. it is ap∣proved.
• Probe, (f. curette) an in∣strument to search the depth of wounds.
• Probity, l. honesty.
• Problematical, belonging to a
• Probleme, g. a hard que∣stion.
• Proboscide, g. the Elephants trunk.
• Procacity, l. Malepertness.
• Procatartick cause, fore∣going or causing another cause.
• Procedendo, a Writ send∣ing a suit back to the Inferi∣our Court whence it had been called.
• Procerity, a being
• Procere, l. tall.
• Procers, Irons hooked at the ends used by Glass-ma∣kers.
• Process, all proceeding at law, and particularly that by which a Man is called in∣to any Temporal Court.
• Procession, a going forward, also a visiting the bounds of the parish in Rogation-week.
• Processional, belonging to process or proceeding.
• Processum continuando, a writ for the continuing of a process, after the death of the Chief Justice, &c.
• Prochein amay, f. he that is next of kin to a Child in his Nonage.
• Prochronism, g. a setting down too much in comput∣ing of time.
• Prochyta, a Tyrrhene Isle arising (they say) from a Mountain of the Isle Inarime thrown into the sea by an Earthquake.
• Prociduous, belonging to
• Procidence, l. a falling down.
• Procinct, l. readiness.
• Pro••livity, a being
• Proclive, l. eas••y, apt, en∣clining.
• Procon••ul, l. a Deputy Con∣sul.
• Procrastinate, l. to delay.
• Procreate, l. to beget.
• Pro confesso, for granted, as a bill is taken after a fourth in sufficient answer.
• Proctors, soliciting other mens business, gathering their tithes, &c.
• Proctors of the Clergy, cho∣sen and appointed to sit in the Convocation house in time of Parliament.
• Proctors of the Vniversity, two chosen yearly to see goods Orders kept.
• Proculcation, l. a trampling under foot.
• Procurations, proxies, paid the Bishop or Arch-deacon yearly, in respect of Visita∣tion.
• Procurator, l. a Proctor, and (at Venice) the second person in dignity.
• Procyon, g. the lesser dog-star.
• Prodigality, l. a being
• Prodigal, wastfull, riot∣ous.
• Prodigence, l. unthrifti∣ness.
• Prodigious, belonging to a
• Prodigy, l. a monstrous, wonderfull and strange sight.
• Proditorious, l. Traitor-like.
• Prodrome, g. a fore-run∣ner.
• Product, -cate, brought forth out of another.
• Production, l. a bringing forth or lengthening.
• Proecthesis, the producing a reason to clear or defend himself.
• Proeme, g. a preface.
• Prof, Prove, an Enquest.
• Profectitions, belonging to
• Profection l. a going.
• Profer. the time appoint∣ed for the Accompts of She∣riffs (and other Officers) in the Exchequer, twice a year.
• Profession, the entering into any Religious Order.
• Professour, l. a publick Reader.
• Proficient, l. profiting, or one that hath profited.
• Profile, I. the picture of a thing drawn sidewaies.
• Profligate, to put to flight, also debauched.
• Profluence, l. an abundance.
• Profundure, f. -dity, l. a be∣ing
• Profound, l. very deep.
• Profuse, l. lavishing.
• Profusion, a pouring out lavishly.
• Progenitors▪ Forefathers.
• Progeny, l. an Off-spring.
• Progne, Philomela's Sister.
• Prognosticate, l. to fore∣tell.
• Prognosticks, boding sign••.
• Progression, l. a going on.
• Progressional, belonging thereto▪
• Prohibition, a forbidding or hindering.
• Prohibitio de vasto, &c. a writ forbidding the waste of land in controversy.
• Prohibitory, -tive, forbid∣ding.
• Projection, l. a casting for∣ward, or a contriving.
• Projectitious, l. exposed, cast out.
• Pro indiviso, the possessi∣on of Coparceners before partition.
• Projecture, l. the jutting out of buildings.
• Prolation, l. a pronounc∣ing
• Prolatation, l. a deferring.
• Proleptical, belonging to••
• Prolepsis, -sie, g. a conceiv∣ing in the mind before hand, a preventing what another thought to alledge.
• Proletaneous, -arian, -ious, l. having many Children and little to maintain them, vulgar.
• Prolification, a making
• Prolifical, l. fruitfull.
• Prolixity, l. a being
• Prolix, liberal, tedious.
• Prologue, g. the speech be∣fore a play.
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• Proloquutor, l. The Speak∣er [of either Convocation House.]
• Prolusion, l. as Preludium.
• Prolyte, g. a Licentiate that hath studied the Law 4 years.
• Promenade, f. as Pourme∣nade.
• Promesse, f. a promise.
• Prometheus, Son to Jape∣••us, stealing fire from hea∣ven to put life in his Image, was chain'd to Caucasus, where a Vulture gnaw'd his liver.
• Prominence, a being
• Prominent, l. jutting out or over others.
• Promiscuous, l. mingled.
• Promissary, to whom a promise is made.
• Promissory, l. belonging to a promise.
• Promontory, l. a hill but∣ting into the sea.
• Promoters, -mooters, who (for reward) complain of Offenders.
• Promptitude, a being
• Prompt, l. ready, quick.
• Promptuary, l. a buttery.
• Promulgation, l. a pub∣lishing.
• Prone, l. with face down∣ward.
• Pronephew, l. a Nephews son.
• Pronotary, as Protono-.
• Prooem, as Proeme.
• Propagate, l: to spread a∣broad, or plant young vines.
• Pro partibus liberandis, a writ for the partition of Lands between Co-heirs.
• Propelled, thrust forward.
• Propension, -ity, l. a be∣ing.
• Propense, heavy, inclined.
• Properate, l. to make hast.
• Property, the highest right a man can have to a thing, also a natural quality.
• Properties, the Accoutre∣ments of Actors.
• Prophecies (in Law) Wiz∣zardly foretellings.
• Prophetize, to prophesy, or foretell things to come.
• Prophecical, belonging thereto.
• Prophylactie, g. preserva∣tive.
• Propination, l. a drinking to one.
• Propinquity, l. nearness.
• Propitiate, l. to appease by Sacrifice.
• Propitiation, atonement.
• Propitiatory, belonging thereto, also the Mercy-seat or place where God was
• Propitious, favourable.
• Propontis, the sea from the streights of Hell••spont to Thracian Bosphorus.
• Proportion, l. answerable∣ness.
• Proposition, l. a sentence or matter propounded.
• Propounders, seems to be Monopolists or else Project∣ors.
• Propraetor a Deputy Prae∣tor.
• Proprietary, -tor, f. the owner, whose the Propriety is.
• Propudious, l. shamefull.
• Propugnacle, l. a fortress.
• Propugnator, l. a stiff main∣tainer.
• Propulsation, l. a driving back.
• Propulsory, serving there∣to.
• Proreption, l. a creeping on
• Prorex, l. a Vice-Roy.
• Proritate, l. to stir up.
• Proroked himself, o. hid him∣self in a Rock.
• Prorogued, l. put off for some time, but not ended.
• By Prorogation (in open Court) there is a Session, and then such Bills as had not Royal assent, must (the next assembly) begin again: But in Adjournment (or Continuance) there is no Session, and therefore all things continue in their former state. For every several Session of Parliament is (in Law) a several Parlia∣ment.
• Prosaick, l. being in or be∣longing to
• Prose, not verse.
• Proscission, l. a cutting up.
• Proscription, a making one
• Proscript, l. an Outlaw, ex∣posed to every mans sword.
• Prosecutor, who follows a Cause in anothers name.
• Proselyte, g. a stranger con∣verted to our Religion (for∣merly to the Jewish.)
• Proserpine, the Daughter of Jupiter and Ceres, ravisht to hell by Pluto.
• Prosimetrical, g. part prose and part verse.
• Prosodian, one skil'd in
• Prosody, g. the Art of ac∣centing aright.
• Prosopopaeia, g. a feigning of a person to speak.
• Prospect, l. a view afar off.
• Prospicuous, l. fair to be∣hold.
• Prospicience, l. foresight.
• Prosteanation, l. a laying flat.
• Prosthesis, g. an addition to the beginning of a word.
• Prostitute, l. to let out the use of her body.
• Prostrate, l. to lay (or lying) flat along.
• Prosyllogism, g. an auxiliary syllogism, to help the main one.
• Protatick, belonging to
• Protasis, g. a proposition; also the first part of a Co∣medy.
• Protection, l. a guarding or being guarded.
• Protelation, l. a driving a∣way.
• Protend, l. to stretch forth.
• Protervity, l. frowardness.
• Protesilaus, going to the Trojan war (contrary to the Oracles advice) was slain by Hector.
• Protest a bill of Exchange, declare (on the Exchange) that you are not satisfied by his Factor, and the Law of Merchants allows you satis∣faction out of his goods, if he have any in the Realm.
• Protestants, so called at Spires in Germany (1529) from their
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• Protestation, l. an open de∣claration of ones mind, also a form of pleading when one doth not directly affirm or deny the thing alledged.
• Proteus, a Sea-God who (they say) turn'd himself in∣to all kind of shapes.
• Prothonotary, as Proto-.
• Protocol, g. the first draught of a Deed, &c. also the up∣per title-part of a leaf.
• Protofole, g. the first leaf.
• Proto-••orestarius, was the Chief Justice of Windsor Forest.
• Protolicia, supposed to be
• Prudhow Castle in Northum∣••erland.
• Protologie, g. a preface.
• Protomartyr, g. the first [Go∣spel] Martyr, St. Stephen.
• Protonotary, a chief Clerk, (three in the Common-Pleas and one in the Upper-Bench.)
• Protoplast, g. the first form∣ed, Adam.
• Prototype, g. the first pat∣tern.
• Prototypographer, g. the chief Printer.
• Protozeugma, Zeugma with the verb in the beginning.
• Protraction, l. a deferring.
• Protractor, l. a prolonger; also a surveying instrument.
• Protreptick, g. Doctrinal.
• Protrude, l. to thrust for∣ward.
• Protrusion, a thrusting, &c.
• Protuberant, l. swelling out
• Protype, g. a pattern for moulds.
• Provango, a whale-bone-instrument, to cleanse the Stomach.
• Proveditores, l. the Veneti∣an Overseers join'd to the ge∣neral.
• Provedore, -vid- the Go∣vernour of Zant Isle.
• Prover, as Approver.
• Provence, a large French Province.
• Prover••ial, belonging to a
• Proverb, l. an old pithy say∣ing.
• Provident, l. wary.
• Provincial, belonging to a
• Province, the Arch-Bishops jurisdiction.
• ... Vnited Provinces, Gelderland, Holland, Zealand, Zutphen, West-friezland, (Vtrecht) O∣ver-Yssel, Groening.
• Provincial (among Fry∣ers) the chief of their Order in such or such a Province.
• Provining, f. laying a branch (of a vine, &c.) to take root.
• Provision, providing one with a Benefice.
• Provisional, for a season, by way of foresight or
• Proviso, I. a caveat or con∣dition.
• Provisor, a pourveyor.
• Provocation, l. a stirring up or challenging.
• Provocative, apt to pro∣voke.
• Proul, to pil••er by night.
• Provost Marshal, an Officer in the Navy, having charge of the Prisoners taken at Sea.
• Provostal, belonging to a
• Provost, (f. prevost) the President of a Colledge and several other Officers in France.
• Prow, the fore-part of a ship, or any jutting like it; also (o.) honour, and pro∣fit.
• Prowess, f. courage.
• Proxie, a Proctors warrant from his Client, also any de∣puty.
• Proxies, as Procurations.
• Proximity, l. the greatest nearness.
• Proyns, o. as Prunes.
• ... Pruce, o. Borussla, Preusland, Spruceland.
• Prudentiality, [an aptness to breed] prudence.
• Pruinous, l. frosty.
• Prunel, sickle-wort.
• Prunella's, a restorative fruit, like small figs.
• Prunes, [the hawk] picks and annoi••s her self.
• Prurient, l. itching.
• Pruriginous, l. itchy.
• Prussia, part of Poland.
• Pru••enicks, Mathematical tables, dedicated to Albert•••• Marquis of Brandenburgh and Duke of Prussia, 1551.
• Pry, o. for pray.
• Psallocitharist, g. a finger to the harp.
• Psalm, g. a Divine Song.
• Psalmist, the composer of it.
• Psalmody, g. a singing of Psalms.
• Psalmography, g. a writing of Psalms.
• Psaltery, g. a shalm, (like a harp) with 10 strings.
• Psephism, g. a Decree.
• Pseudodox, g. false glory, or falsely glorious.
• Pseudography, g. false wri∣ting.
• Pseudologer, a practiser of
• Pseudologie, g. lying.
• Pseudomancy, g. false divina∣tion.
• Pseudomartyr, g. a false Martyr or witness.
• Pseudonymal, g. having a false name.
• Pseudoprophet, g. a false Prophet.
• Psorophthalmy, g. an itch∣ing scurf on the eye-brows.
• Psychomachy, g. a war of the soul [and body.]
• Ptisa••e, l. barley-broth.
• Ptolomaeus, the name of se∣veral Egyptian Kings.
• Puberty, l. [the signs of] ripe age.
• Pubescent, growing to ripe age.
• Publick Faith, on which the Parliament rais'd money to to carry on the war.
• Publican, l. a farmer of publick Rents or Reve∣nues.
• Publication, l. a making common.
• Pucelage, l. Virginicy.
• Puckets, Ss. nests of Cater∣pillars.
• Pucle-Church, a town in Glocestershire.
• Puddings, ropes nail'd to the ends of the yard-arms, to save the Robbins from galling.
• Pudhepec, (for Wu-) Sa. a

• selling of Wood [in the Park, Forest, &c.]
• Pudibund, -dons, l. bash∣full.
• Pudi••ity, l. Chastity.
• Pudor, l. shamefac'dness.
• Pudzeld, as Woodgeld.
• Puerility, l. childishness.
• Puerperous l. Child-bear∣ing.
• Pugil, l. half a handfull.
• Pugillation, the exercise of
• Pugils, l. Champions, fist-fighters.
• Pugnacity, l. a desire of fighting.
• Pugnatory, l. belonging to a fighter.
• Puisné, f. Younger, born after, puny.
• Puissancie, f. power.
• Pulchritude, l. comeli∣ness.
• Pulicine, l. belonging to a flea.
• Pulicosity, l. a being
• Pulicous, full of fleas.
• Pullail, (f. poulaille) wild∣fowl.
• Pullation, l. a breeding Chickens.
• Pullulate, l. to bud.
• Pullhely, a town in Car∣narvanshire.
• Pulmentarious, l. belonging to water-gruel.
• Pulmonarious, l. diseased in the lungs.
• Pulmonary, l. Lung-wort.
• Pulmonical, belonging to ••he lungs.
• Pulp, l. the substantial 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of any thing, also a Gut∣tle-fish.
• Pulsation, l. a beating up∣on.
• Pulsator, l. a striker.
• Pultifical, l. serving to make pottage or pap.
• Pultrie, o. for poultry.
• Pulverisation, -izing, l. a reducing to pouder.
• Pulverulent, -reous, l. Du∣sty.
• Pumicate, l. to smooth with a
• Pumice stone, a spungy stone, the scum of Etna and other burning hills.
• Pump-brake, the handle.
• Pump dale, in which the water runs to the Scupper-holes.
• Pumpet-ball, as Pompet.
• Punch, a mixture of Bran∣dy, Water, Limons and Su∣gar.
• Punchion of wine, (f. poin∣son) 80. gallons.
• Punctilio, I. a little
• Punct••, I. a point.
• Punctual, l. exactly, to a hairs••breadth.
• Pundonnore (f. point d' ho∣nore) a bravado.
• Punbrech, Sa. a breaking open the pound.
• Pungency, l. a pricking.
• Punick, Carthaginian.
• Punick faith, falshood.
• Puny, as Puisné.
• Punition, l. a punishment.
• Pupil, l. the apple of the eye, also an Orphan under age and tuition, also a Di∣sciple of a Colledg-Tutor.
• Pur••eck, a demy-Island on which stands Crof Castle in Dorsetshire.
• Purc••asing, the getting▪ a rope in by haling, &c. It is easier (though longer) purchasing upon a block of three sheevers than two.
• Pu••fle, (f. pourfile) a bor∣der or fringe.
• Purslew (in Heraldry) all Furs used in Borders.
• Purgation, the clearing one self of a crime.
• Purgatory, l. the Papists place of cleansing (by fire) between Death and Hea∣ven.
• Purgative, purging.
• Purification, l. a cleansing.
• Purificatory, the little lin∣nen cloth that wipes the Chalice.
• Purification of the Virgin Mary, Candlemas, Februa∣ry, 2.
• Purim, P. the feast of Lots kept for deliverance from Haman.
• Puritans, a Ni••k-name of Calvinists.
• Purlue, (f. pur lieu) all that space that is severed by perambulations from the antient forest.
• Purlieu-man, who (being able to spend 40 shillings per annum of free hold) is licensed to hunt on his own ground within the Purlieu.
• Purloin, f. to pilfer.
• Purport, the true mean∣ing.
• Purpurean, l. of purple.
• Pu••presture, as Pour-.
• Purprisum, an enclosure.
• Purrel, a list ordered (33 Eliz.) to be made at the end of Kersies.
• Pursivant, as Pour-.
• Purtrey, o. for Pourtray.
• Purveyour, as Pour-.
• Purvieu, (f. a pa••ent) the body of the Act, beginning with Be it enacted-.
• Purulent, l. filthy, matte∣ry.
• Pusillanimity, l. a being
• Pusillanimous, faint-heart∣ed.
• Pustulous, l. full of
• Pustules, blisters, pushes,
• Putage, f. Fornication [on the womans part.]
• Putative, l. supposed.
• Putatory, belonging to
• Putation, l. pruning.
• Puteal, l. of a well.
• Putid, l. stinking.
• Putor, l. a stink.
• Putre (f. puterie) Forni∣cation.
• Putrescence, a rotting.
• Putrid, l. rotten, corrupt.
• Putrifaction, l. rottenness.
• Puts over, [the Hawk] removes her meat from her Gorge into her Bow∣els.
• Puttocks, small shrowds from the main to the top-mast-shrowds, for the E••sie going into the top.
• Putty, a powder of cal∣cin'd tin) used by Artifi∣cers.
• Putura, (q. potura) a Cu∣stom claimed by some Keep∣ers and Bailiff, to take Mansmeat, horse-meat and Dogs meat gratis, wihin

• the perambulation of the Forest or hundred.
• Pycar, Pyker, a kind of ship mentioned 31 Edw. 3.
• Pygmachy, g. a fighting with clubs or hurlbats.
• Pygmies, Mountainous In∣dian dwarfs, said to have perpetual war with the Cranes.
• Pyladion, as Piladion.
• Pynant, o. a starveling.
• Pyramidal, -dical, like a
• Pyramid, g. an Egpptian building like a Spire-Stee∣ple.
• Pyramidography, g. a trea∣tise concerning it.
• Pyrate, as Pirate.
• Pyre, g. a pile of wood, to burn the cor••s.
• Pyrenaean hills, dividing France and Spain.
• Pyrites, g. the fire-stone.
• Pyromancy, g. divination by fire.
• Pyroti••ks, g. burning medi∣cines.
• Pyrotechny, g. a making of fire-works.
• Pyrrhonian, belonging to
• Pyrrho, a Greek Sceptick who thought nothing cer∣tain.
• Pyrrhonism, that Philoso∣phy.
• Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, slain (at the taking of Argos) by the fall of a Tile.
• Pythagorical, belonging to
• Pythagoricism, the Tenet of
• Pythag••ras, Authour of the M••tempsychosis.
• Pythian games, in the hon∣our of Apollo, who slew
• Python, a monstrous ser∣pent, also a prophecying spirit, and one possest there∣with.
• Pythoness, a She-Python or Prophetess.
• Pythonical, belonging to or practising
• Pythonism, the art of pro∣phesying by a Devilish spi∣rit.
• Pyx, l. the vessel contain∣ing the Roman Hoste, also an antient yearly solemn weigh∣ing of Gold in the Star-Chamber.