[Sca-cooks] 100 Mile Feast

[Terry Decker]

Corn, in the British usage, tends to be the major grain grown in a region. 
This was very likely rye, if coming out of Northern Europe headed to Spain.

A synonym for victuals is provisions.   I doubt the English would seize a 
ship's food, but if the quantities were large, they might consider such as 
military provisions.  However, 1588 is the year of the Armada and the date 
is less than two weeks before the English engaged them on August 7, so they 
might be trying to stop anything from getting through to Spain.

Bear

> Could be almost anything. Actually, I'm more interested in what the
> "corne" was, if not barley or wheat. Bear in mind, though, that this
> is listed as "Victual", and not as cargo. IOW, strictly speaking, not
> necessarily direct evidence of import or export, and perhaps merely
> that sailors had to eat.
>
> It could probably be argued either way...
>
> Adamantius