It may have something to do with a fireplace.  See this 18th century
inventory for someone in Hertford, England.  The inventory is divided by
location (the dairy, the kitchen, etc.), and the shilliards are in the
hall, in a group with one pair of (fire) dogs (aka andirons), a brass
fender, a pothook, and a pair of bellows.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Caldecote/ICNBDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=shilliards&pg=PT540&printsec=frontcover&bsq=shilliards

Elaine (McHale) McRey
Librarian
Fairfax County (VA) Public Library


On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 12:40 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!
>
> 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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