The P section of Robert Cawdrey's 1604 dictionary A Table Alphabeticall.

 

Not content with a mere transcription, I have also translated Cawdrey's 400 year old English into modern E2 English, through a process involving the OED, much research and many educated guesses.

The main entries may appear in as many as five parts :
          Original {Corrected} [Repaired] (Modern) <E2>

Original is exactly as it appears in Cawdrey.
Corrected fixes what I believe to be a typo.
Repaired swaps I with J, and U with V, as necessary for current alphabetic usage.
Modern gives the modern American spelling.
E2 removes plurals and verb endings and such, so it links to an existing node.

Each operation is performed on its left-hand neighbor. The results are omitted if nothing changed. Only the rightmost word is hard-linked.

A leading (f) indicates French origin, a leading (g) indicates Greek origin.

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See Also Main Entry, Introduction, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I/J, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U/V

 

PAcifie (pacify)
to make quiet
pactation (paction)
a couenanting or bargayning
(f) palatine
belonging to a Princes Court or pallace
(g) palinodie (palinody)
a recanting, or vnsaying of any thing
palpable
that may be felt, manifest
pamphlet
a small treatise, or booke
(g) parable
similitude, or an applying of some thing to our matter, fitly alleaged for some likenesse which it hath to our purpose
(g) paradise
place of pleasure
(g) paradoxe (paradox)
marueilous, or strange speech
(f) paragon
patterne, example
(g) paraleles (parallels) <parallel>
lines, or other things as farre off from one another, in one place as in another
paramour
an amorous louer
(g) paraphrase
exposition of any thing by many words
(g) parasite
a base flatterer, or soothing companion
(g) parenthesis
a clause contayned in another sentence
paricide (parricide)
a murtherer of parents
(f) parle (parley)
speech, or conference
parsimonie (parsimony)
thriftines, sparing
participate
partake, deuide, or distribute to giue, or take part
particularize
to deuide into parts, and to handle euery particuler
partition
deuision
passeouer [passeover] (passover)
one of the Jewes feasts, in remembrance of Gods passing ouer them when he slewe so many of the Egiptians
passion
suffering, griefe
pastorall (pastoral)
belonging to sheapheards
(g) patheticall (pathetical)
vehement, full of passions or mouing affections
(g) patriarke (patriarch)
chiefe father
patrimonie (patrimony)
fathers, gift, or goods left by a father
(f) patronage
defence, protection
patronise (patronize)
defend
paucitie (paucity)
fewnes, or smale number
pause
thinke, stay, or rest
(f) pauillion [pavillion] (pavilion)
tente
peerelesse (peerless)
worthie, vnmatchable
peccaui [peccavi]
I haue offended
peccant
offending, doing amisse
peculiar
proper, or specially belonging
pecuniarie (pecuniary)
coyne
pellicles <pellicle>
skinnes
penetrable
that may be pearsed
penitentiarie (penitentiary)
one repenting, or doing pennaunce
penaltie (penalty)
losse
(f) pension
payment, yearely fee
(f) pensiue [pensive]
sorrowfull
(g) pentecost
whitsontide
penurie (penury)
want or extreame neede
perambulation
a walking about
peregrination
iourneing in a strange land
peremptorie (peremptory)
resolute, short
perforations <perforation>
holes, or pierced through
perfidious
trayterous, vnfaithfull
perfricated <perfricate>
rubbed much
perilous
dangerous
periclitation
ieopardie, or hazarding
(g) period
the end of a perfect sentence
periurie [perjurie] (perjury)
forswearing, or breaking of ones oath
permanent
continuing, or a biding till the end
permission
sufferance, leaue
permit
suffer, giue leaue
permutable
changable
pernitious (pernicious)
dangerous, hurtfull
perpendicular
directly, downe right
perpetrate
to commit, or doe
perpetuitie (perpetuity)
continuance for euer
perplexitie (perplexity)
troublesome, griefe, distresse doubtfulnes
persecute
trouble, afflict, or pursue after
persist, perseuer [persever] (persevere)
continew, constantly and resolutely.
personate
to counterfaite, anothers person
perspicacie (perspicacity)
quicknes of sight, vnderstanding
perspicuous
euedent, cleare, that may bee seene through
pertinacie (pertinacy)
obstinacie, stifnes in opinion
perturbation
disquietnes, or trouble
peruerse [perverse]
froward, mischeiuous
peruert [pervert]
ouerthrowe, or turne vp side downe
(f) pese (piece)
to weigh
peruicacie [pervicacie] (pervicacity)
obstinacie, stifneckednes
(f) pesant (peasant)
clowne
pester
filled
pest
the plague, or pestilence
pestiferous
contagious, hurtfull
petition
prayer, or request
(f) pettigree (pedigree)
stock, or ofspring
petulancie (petulancy)
wantonnes, saucines
(g) phantasie (phantasy)
imagination
(g) philacteries (phylactery )
scroles of parchment whereon, was writen the tenne commaundements
(g) physiognomie (physiognomy)
knowledge of a mans nature by his visage, and countenance
(g) physicke (physick)
medicine, helping, or curing
(g) phlebotomie (phlebotomy)
letting bloud
(g) phrase
forme of speach
(g) philosophie (philosophy)
study of wisdome
(g) phrensie (phrensy)
madnes
pietie (piety)
godliness, holines
(f) pillage
spoile in warre, and sacking, of the enemies
pinguiditie (pinguidity) <pinguid>
fatnes, or greasinesse
(f) pilot
maister, guider of a ship
(f) pionner (pioneer)
digger, or ditcher
(g) piramis <pyramid>, piramides (pyramids) <pyramid>
a steeple, or other building, or a pillar broade beneath, and sharpe aboue
pistated <pistate>
baked
(f) pirate
a robber on the sea
(f) pittance
short, banquet
placable
easie to be pleased
(g) planet
wandring starre
(f) plaintife (plaintiff)
the partie complayning
plausible
pleasing, or receiued ioyfully, and willingly
plenitude
fulnes, thicknesse
(f) plonge (plunge)
dippe, or put vnder the water
plume
feather
pluralitie (plurality)
more then one
pluuiatile [pluviatile] <pluvial>
raine
(g) poeme (poem)
verses of a poet
(g) poet
a verse maker
poetesse (poetess)
a woman poet
(g) pole
the end of the axeltree whereon the astronomers, faine the heauens to be turned
pollicie (policy)
a wittie shift
(g) poligamie (polygamy)
hauing moe wiues then one
polish
to deck, or make faire, smooth, sleeke, or shining
pollute
defile, or distaine, or make filthie
pomegarnet (pomegranate), pomegranet (pomegranate)
a kind of fruite
pompe (pomp)
the countenance of things in furniture, and setting foorth to the outward shewe
ponderous
weightie, heauie
pontificall (pontifical)
lordly, sumptuous, bishoplike
portable
that may be carried with ease
popular
seeking the fauour of the people by all meanes possible
populus (populous)
full of people
popularitie (popularity)
pleasing the people
position
a question to be disputed of
posteritie (posterity)
they that come after by birth the age after vs
postscript
written after
potion
a drinke
(f) pourtrait (portrait)
draw the forme, or proportion of a thing
(g) practicall (practical), practique (practice), pragmaticall (pragmatical)
practising
(f) preamble
forespeech, a flourish, entrance or assay
precedent
going before
precept
a rule giuen, an admonition, or commaundement
precinct
compasse appointed
predecessor
one that was in place before another
predestinate
to appoint before
prediction
afore telling, or prophecying
predominate
ruling
preheminence (preeminence)
excellent, rule, authoritie ouer others
preface
a speech before the matter it selfe
prefigurate (prefigure)
forshewe by a figure
prefixed <prefix>
set in the fore part
pregnant
wittie, substantiall, with child
preiudicate [prejudicate]
giuing his iudgment, before he knoweth the man, or matter
preiudice [prejudice]
hindering ones cause, sentence an opinion deliuered before knowledge of any thing
preludium <prelude>
an entrance to any thing
premeditation
thinking of a matter beforehand
(f) premunire <praemunire>
forfeiture of goods
preoccupation
a preuenting by speech or other wayes
preordination
appointing before
preparatiue [preparative]
that which maketh fit or prepareth
preposterous
disorder, froward, topsiteruie, setting the cart before the horse, as we vse to say
prerogatiue [prerogative]
priuiledge, or authoritie before another
presage
to tell before, to betoken, to foresee
(g) presbitarie (presbytery)
eldership
prescience
foreknowledge
prescript
decree, or assignement
prescription
limitation, or appointing a certaine compasse
preseruatiue [preservative]
that which defendeth
president
a chiefe, ruler next vnder the highest
prest
reacte
presuppose
faine a thing to be before it is
pretermit
to passe ouer, to forget willinglie
preterlapsed
passed, or gone past
pretext
an excuse, colour, or pretence
preuarication [prevarication]
collusion, or betraying of a cause or matter, for want of more earnest speech
primitiue [primitive], primarie (primary)
first, or formost or excellent
prioritie (priority)
being in the formost place, or in greater excellencie and superioritie then another
pristine
old, wonted, or accustomed
priuation [privation]
depriuing, vtter taking away or withdrawing
priuiledge [priviledge] (privilege)
prerogatiue, or liberty, more then others haue
probable
that may be easilie proued to be true
probation
alouance, tryall
(g) probleme (problem)
proposition, or sentence in manner of a question
proceede (proceed)
goe forth, or goe forward
processe (process)
proceeding, passing forward
procliuitie [proclivitie] (proclivity)
inclination to any thing
proctcur (proctor)
a factour, or solicitor
procrastinate
to defer, or delay
prodigall (prodigal)
too riotous in spending
prodigious
wonderfull, giuing an ill signe
prodition
betraying, treason
profane
vngodly, not consecrated, or vnhallowing that which was holy
profound
deepe, or high
profunditie (profundity)
deepenes
profusion
pouring out wastfully
progenie (progeny)
ofspring, generation, or issue of children
progenitor
a fore-father, or grandfather
(g) prognosticate
to know or giue out before-hand, or to tell afore-hand what shall happen
progresse (progress)
a going forward
prohibit
to forbid, or giue straight charge to the contrary
proiect [project]
a plot, or wise contriuing of any thing, or casting forth
prolixe (prolix)
tedious, long, or large
prolocutor
a speaker for another
prologue
a preface, or forespeech
prolong
stretch out, or defer
promerit
desert
promote
to honor or aduaunce to greater dignitie, and higher place
prompt
ready, quicke
promulgation
publishing openly, or proclaiming
prone
ready, or inclining
(f) prowesse (prowess)
valiantnesse
propagate
to enlarge, or multiply
(g) prophecie (prophecy)
foretell, or expound
(g) prophet
he that prophecieth
propitiation
a sacrifice to appease Gods displeasure
propitiatorie (propitiatory)
that which reconcileth, or which purchaseth mercie, at the mercie seate
propitious
not displeased, fauourable
proportion
equalnes, measure
propose
propound, set before, or shew
proprietie (propriety)
propertie, owing, or challenging as his owne, and none others
proroge (prorogue)
put off, prolong, deferre
proscription
a condemnation, or banishment proclaimed, or an open sale
prose
that writing which is not verse
(g) proselite (proselyte)
stranger conuerted to our religion or manners
prosequute (prosecute)
follow after, or finish
prospect
a sight a farre off
prostitute
set open for vncleanesse, to set foorth to sale
prostrate
to cast downe, or fall downe flat on the ground
protect
defend, saue, or couer
protest
to affirme, and declare openly
protract
deferre, or prolong, or draw out at length
prouident [provident]
forseeing with wise consideration, and prouiding aforehand
prouinciall [provinciall] (provincial)
iurisdiction, belonging to a prouince, or outcountry
prouocation [provocation]
prouoking, enforcing, vrging, pressing, or alluring
prudence
wisdome, wittinesse
publicane (publican)
a farmer, or common man of a Cittie
(f) pulers {pulvers} (pulver)
dust, or pouders
puluirisated [pulvirisated] (pulverized) <pulverize>
beaten, or broken into dust, or powder
purifie (purify)
purge, scoure, or make cleane
(f) pursuit
following after
putrifie (putrify)
to waxe rotten, or corrupted as a sore
pulsillanimitie (pusillanimity)
faint-hartednes, cowardlinesse
(f) puissant
strong, valiant

 

See Also Main Entry, Introduction, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I/J, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U/V

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