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Panyer, Panyers

Partrich

Pastee Pasty, meat pie.

Payndemayne White bread of the finest quality.

Papeer

Paritorie

Pecok, Pekok

Percely Parsley.

Pere Pear.

Pere-jonette A type of early pear; Chaucer refers to the beauty of the tree in full bloom.

"This is the newe pere-jonette tree" - The Miller's Tale

Pesen

Pigges Heed

Pitaunce A pious donation, often a good dinner. See: Baugh, p. 242, note for line 224.

Plantayne

Potage A thick soup.

Poudre-marchant

Pultrye Poultry.

Pye Magpie.

Pye Meat or fish pie.

Pyk Pike (fish)

Pykerel

Pyment A sweetened wine

Pyrie

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