Of course, perfume making goes back even further than than the rule of the Roman Empire;
ancient Egyptians were
credited with creating a perfume by the name of Kyphi, a perfume which had medicinal benefits too (
source: Aromatherapy Workbook, Shirley Price).
Most
sources, however, are content to say the Bedlingtons
ancient origins are a mystery, and
credit a man named Joseph Ainsley of Bedlington, England with breeding the first true Bedlington Terrier in 1825.