Potestate, [62/915], man of power, noble.
Pouder, [167/16], ? ginger or pepper.
Poudre, [164/22], ? ginger, see [l. 19].
Poudres, [163/17], spices?
Powche, [33/501], ? poached-egg, [p. 96], [49/700].
Powder, [42/589, 597];
? salt & spice, [43/620].
The Forme of Cury mentions ‘powdour fort,’
p. 15, p. 24, and ‘powdour douce,’ p. 12, p. 14, p. 25. Pegge, Pref. xxix., ‘I take powder-douce to be either powder of galyngal (for see Editor’s MS. II. 20, 24;) or a compound made of sundry aromatic spices ground or beaten small, and kept always ready at hand in some proper receptacle. It is otherwise termed good powders, 83. 130. and in Editor’s MS. 17. 37. 38 (but see the next article,) or powder simply No. 169. 170. (p. 76), and p. 103, No. xxxv.’
Powder, [40/573], ? not sprinkle verb, but brine or salt sb.