Priefe, viii, [43], trial; ix, [17], proof; x, [24], proved excellence.

Prime, ii, [40]; etc., springtime.

Privity, ix, [5], privacy.

Prowesse, vii, [42], bravery.

Prowest, iv, [41]; v, [14], bravest.

Puissance, i, [3], etc., power.

Purchas, iii, [16], lit. acquisition, cant term for theft, or robbery (Nares).

Purfled, ii, [13], embroidered on the edge.

Purposes, ii, [30], conversation.

Purveyance, xii, [13], provision.