PITCH, height of a bird of prey's flight.
PLANET, "struck with a--," planets were supposed to have powers of blasting or exercising secret influences.
POINT IN HIS DEVICE, exact in every particular.
POINTS, tagged laces or cords for fastening the breeches to the doublet.
POINT-TRUSSER, one who trussed (tied) his master's points (q.v.).
POKING-STICK, stick used for setting the plaits of ruffs.
POMANDER, ball of perfume, worn or hung about the person to prevent infection, or for foppery.
POMMADO, vaulting on a horse without the aid of stirrups.
PORTAGUE, Portuguese gold coin, worth over 3 or 4 pounds.
PORTCULLIS, "--of coin," some old coins have a portcullis stamped on their reverse (Whalley).
PORTENTOUS, prophesying evil, threatening.
PORTER, references appear "to allude to Parsons, the king's porter, who was...near seven feet high" (Whalley).
PRAGMATIC, officious, conceited, meddling.
PRECISIAN(ISM), Puritan(ism), preciseness.
PRESENT(LY), immediate(ly), without delay; at the present time; actually.
PRICK, point, dot used in the writing of Hebrew and other languages.
PRICK, prick out, mark off, select; trace, track; "--away," make off with speed.
PROJECTION, the throwing of the "powder of projection" into the crucible to turn the melted metal into gold or silver.
PROPER, of good appearance, handsome; own, particular.
PROTEST, vow, proclaim (an affected word of that time); formally declare non-payment, etc., of bill of exchange; fig. failure of personal credit, etc.
PROVANT, soldier's allowance--hence, of common make.
PUBLICATION, making a thing public of common property (N.E.D.).
PUCKFIST, puff-ball; insipid, insignificant, boasting fellow.
PUISNE, judge of inferior rank, a junior.
PURSE-NET, net of which the mouth is drawn together with a string.
PURSUIVANT, state messenger who summoned the persecuted seminaries; warrant officer.
PUT, make a push, exert yourself (N.E.D.).
PUT ON, incite, encourage; proceed with, take in hand, try.
QUAINT, elegant, elaborated, ingenious, clever.
QUESTMAN, one appointed to make official inquiry.
QUIT, requite, repay; acquit, absolve; rid; forsake, leave.
RACK, neck of mutton or pork (Halliwell).
RASH, strike with a glancing oblique blow, as a boar with its tusk.