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having procured in Flanders, for Lord Scuda- 

 more, the cattle from which the celebrated herds 

 of the county are descended." ^ It is a pity this 

 statement conveys no information which would 

 indicate how far Lord Scudamore's cattle were 

 responsible for the markings of the modern Here- 

 fords, or for those of the finch-backed cattle that 

 were once so numerous in their neighbourhood. 

 It would also be interesting to know the route 

 by which Lord Scudamore's cattle were sent from 

 Flanders. 



* Cooke, p. 73. 



