Harold has pointed out that the word I interpreted as "Billiards" was,
instead, "stillyards" - steelyards, weight scales- the peas being the
weights.  Thanks to him for the correction.

You might also notice that immediately below that entry there appears a
"dark lanthorn" - a lantern with a closeable door - and just below that is
listed a "jack and that with silver".  A jack was a small pocket flask for
brandy or other intoxicants, the one listed chased with silver, doubtless as
decoration.

Genealogy without documentation is nothing.
                     Paul Drake JD
                Genealogist & Author
            <www.DrakesBooks.com>

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