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sojourn of Lady Fawsley 6th, at Cockfield Hall, from whence she 

 returned in calf to Mi*. Cheney's Lord Oxford 13th and produced 

 Lady Fawsley 7th. Rose Knightley of Naseby 2nd, and her 

 daughter, Lady Fa \vsley 8th, combine the Rosy with the Walnut, 

 and Barrington blood, and Knightley Lactea, a nice young co\v, 

 bought at Woodside, is practically a "double" Eosy, having been 

 sired by Earl of Fawsley 9th 40291). The Rubys, have like tho last 

 family been many years at Brailer, excepting Havering Euby Bid, 

 and her heifer, by Duke of Cornwall 3rd 44655 and are known 

 as Lady Florences ; Lord Garland 12th, out of Lady Florence 

 llth, was the winner of the .50 prize in March, and afterwards 

 the highest pricad animal in the Hall. There are also three Walnuts, 

 Guinevre 4th, tracing to Gionetta, purchased by Mr. Sheldon at 

 the sale held after Sir C. Knightley's death, and Fleda, and her 

 daughter, descended from Fleda, sold at the Fawsley sale of 1856, 

 appear to retain the milking propensities of the tribe. 



The Princesses, here, as in other herds, have been more addicted 

 to breeding males, than females, and although several purchases were 

 made, only Princess of Brailes 4th, is to be found in the herd ; while 

 the Minstrels, a sub-division of the tribe, through Princess' daughter, 

 Nell Gr wynne, have an excellent representative in Minstrel Gwynne, 

 both highly bred, and well put together. A good old sort are the 

 Cowslips, of the same ancsstry as the Royal winner Malachite, of 

 which are seen Cowslip 5th, and her descendants in the first and 

 second generation. Mr. Sheldon's name has long been associated 

 with the ownership of the best of the Acombs, and the tribe cannot, 

 be said to have degenerated, when we behold Africa 2nd, a wealthy 

 fleshed grand-daughter of America, unfortunately now the solitary 

 specimen at Brailes. The Bell Bates Capsicums, and Georgianas, 

 have each two females, but Countess 9th, and Lady Brockton, 

 belonging to the former, are certainly regarded as the better animals. 

 The last family of the extensive herd at Brailes are neither Bates nor 

 Knightley, but descend from Sir Charles Tempest's Young Tragedy, 

 by Wynyard 703, and Bank Note, a very excellent heavy milking 

 cow, with Duke of Barrington 10th for sire, and several Knight.W 



