Historical context
The entry concerns the shipment of victuals to Gascony in the lead up to the war of St-Sardos. Edward II was desperately trying to shore up his position in the duchy of Aquitaine, and was sending troops, supplies and money to the duchy.
Further reading
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Christensen, C.M. & Kaufmann, H.,
Grain Storage:
the role of fungi in quality loss
(Minneapolis, 1969), pp.
7-8.Mossel, D.A.A., ‘Mould spoilage of cereals during transportation by sea
from Latin America to Europe...’,
International Journal of
Food Microbiology
, 7 (1988), pp. 205-9.