Following Cathleene’s correction and googling “pair of stilliards,” you can even find images.
> On Sep 1, 2021, at 2:07 PM, Hellier, Cathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> 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.
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> It could be African currency (https://newsbeezer.com/kenya/mumias-sugar-on-payment-deal-again/)
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> What items are listed immediately before and after?
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> On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 12:39 PM Nancy Upshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> 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”?
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>> Totally stumped,
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