It should be "stilliards and pea," sometimes spelled "steelyards." A "pair of stilliards" was a type of scale and the "pea" was a type of sliding weight used with the scale.
Cathleene B. Hellier, PhD
Historian
Historical Research and Digital History
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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What items are listed immediately before and after?
On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 12:39 PM Nancy Upshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi, all, wow - it’s been a long time since I was on here - decades. Didn’t
> even know the list still existed. Yay!
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> So I have a “stump” question for you. In several 18th century wills, I’ve
> found the mention of “a pair of shilliards and pea”. Anybody have any idea
> what these are? I’ve Googled, and checked Johnson’s Dictionary. Nothing,
> other than a few more references but no definitions. Is this just a crass
> way of saying “you get nothing”?
>
> Totally stumped,
>
> Nancy
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