Mall, a blow. Manner, behaviour, carriage. Mantleth, displayeth his wings. A term in falconry. Many, company, B. iii. C. 9. St. 11, &c. Marge, margin, brim. Mark white, the white mark. Mas, used for divine ser Meare, a meer, light, or Meynt, mingled. sic. Miniments, toys, trifles. Minished, for diminished. Mirk, dark, obscure. Mirksome air,obscure,foul. Miscreated, created amiss, ill begotten. Miscreant, originally signifies Infidel, or one of a wrong belief. Miscreaunces, dispraise or unbelief. Miser, sometimes used for miserable man. Misfare, misfortune. Missdone, for misdo, . x 3 Mister, manner, sort, art, Ne, neither, not. mystery. Mistereth not, needs not. Needments, necessaries, the occasion. Nouriture, nurture, educa- Noursle, to nourse Overbent, overtook. Ought the more, the more P. Pace, go Painim, pagan, infidel. Paire, impair, diminish. Palfrey, a horse; most commonly a lady's pad. Pall, a robe. Paled part per part, a phrase in heraldry. Palmer, a pilgrim. Panachaea, an universal medicine. Pannikell, the skull, the crown of the head. Paragon, an example, pattern; companion, or fellow. Paramour, a lover. Paravant, publicly. Paravaunt, peradventure, by chance. Parbreake, vomit. Parture, departure. Pas, go. Also surpass, exceed. Pase, B. iii. C. 1. St. 19. signifies here, country, land, region. Paunce, a pancy, or violet. Pavone, a peacock. Payne, pains, endeavour. Peark, brisk. Peece, a fort, a strong place, citadel, B. i. C. 10. St. 59. a ship, &c. Peise, poise. Paysd, poised Pent, shut up. Perdie, Fr. par Dieu, an old oath. Pere, companion. Peres, companions, equals. Peregal, equal. Perforce, by force. Perke, pert, brisk. Perling, purling, trickling down. Perlous, perilous, danger ous. Persaunt, piercing. Pill, to rob, to pillage. Pine, to pine, to waste away; be done to pine, be put to death. Pionings, works of pio neers. Plaine, to complain. Plesh, for the rhyme, a Ponke, the fairy Robin Portcullis, a falling gate; Pousse, pease. Poynant, poignant, sharp, piercing. Practicke paine, the cunning practise, plot and endeavour. Prank, Some prank their ruffes, i. e. exhibit forth, and proudly show. Prankt in reason's garb, pompously set forth, arrogantly tricked out. Preace, press, throng, crowd. Pricking on the plaine, rid- Procurd, solicited, entreat ed. Project, to throw. Propense, weigh, consider, premeditate. Protense, extension, drawing out. Prow, brave; Prower, braver; Prowest, brav est. Puissance, valour, power, might. Puissant, powerful, mighty. Purfled, flourished with a needle, Hughes. Embroidered,or decorated, as with embroidery, Upton. Purpose, discourse, talk, words. Purvay, provide. Puttockes, bitterns, kites. So Gloss, to Chaucer. Pyned ghost. Vide Pine. Pyonings. Vide Pionings. Q. Quadrate, a square. Quaid, subdued. Perhaps instead of quailed or quelled. Quaile, to subdue, to quell, Upton. Quail, to languish, Hughes. Quaint, nice, curious. Quarle, B. ii. C. 11. St.33. contracted from Quarrel, shaft, arrow. Querrey, prey. Quart, the western division; the fourth part. Quayd. Vide Quaid. Queem, or Queam, please. Queint, quenched, strange. Queint elect, quaintly or oddly chosen. Quell, sometimes used for to die. Quest, adventure, exploit. Quich, to quicken, to stir. Quicke, living creature. Shep. Cal. Mar. line 74. Quight, to deliver, to free. Quip, taunt, flout, insult. Quite, to requite. Race. Vide Rast. Raft, Reft, bereft, bereav- Raine, region. Rayne, rule Ramp, to paw, or fly out, Raught, reached, did reach. Ravin, rapine, spoil, ravening. Ray, to Ray, to discolour, bewray. Ray, for Array, ornament, furniture. Also for in |