having procured in Flanders, for Lord Scudamore, the cattle from which the celebrated herds of the county are descended."^[1] 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 Herefords, 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.