INTRODUCTION |
On the Gypsies in general—Name andLanguage—The Russian Gypsies—Gypsies atMoscow—Hungarian Gypsies—Wallachia andMoldavia—English Gypsies, or Rommany—GypsyFortune-tellers—Gypsy Jockeys—GypsyWill—Thurtell—Gypsy Clans—Names ofFamilies—Gypsy Law—Pazorrhus—ThePatteran—Baptismal Papers—Gypsies of theEast—Artifice of Timour—Bishop of Forli | [1] |
THEZINCALI |
PART I |
CHAPTER I |
Of the Spanish Gypsies ingeneral—Names—Arrival—EgyptianPenitents—Peculiarities of Spain—Provinces which theGypsies principally frequented | [41] |
CHAPTER II |
Manner of Life—Predatory Habits—TheTraveller—Jews and Gypsies—The Forge—TheSparks—Gypsy Counts—Martin del Rio—Facility inspeaking Languages—Proverbs | [48] |
CHAPTERIII |
Excesses of the Gitános—The Bookseller ofLogroño | [61] |
CHAPTER IV |
Gypsy Colonies in various Towns of Spain | [71] |
CHAPTER V |
Cannibalism—The Forest—Anecdotes—Food ofthe Gypsies—Child-stealing—Connection of theGitános with the Moors of Barbary | [76] |
CHAPTER VI |
Barbary and its Tribes—Beni Aros—Sidi Hamed auMuza—The Children of the Dar-Bushi-Fal, a Sect of Thievesand Sorcerers, probably of Gypsy Origin | [85] |
CHAPTER VII |
Chiromancy—Torreblanca—Gitánas—TheGitána of Seville—La Buena Ventura—TheDance—The Song—Tricks of the Gitánas—TheWidow—Occult Powers | [98] |
CHAPTER VIII |
The Evil Eye—Credulity of Eastern Nations on thissubject—Remedies for the Evil Eye—TheTalmud—Superstitions of the North | [115] |
CHAPTER IX |
Exodus of the Jews: that of the Gypsies—Indifferenceof the Gitános with respect toReligion—Ezekiel—Tale of EgyptianDescent—Quiñones—Melchior of Guelama—Religious Tolerance—The Inquisitorof Cordova—Gitános and Moriscos | [122] |
CHAPTER X |
The Expulsion of the Gitános; a Discourse addressedby Dr. Sancho de Moncada to Philip the Third | [137] |
CHAPTER XI |
Various Laws issued against the Spanish Gypsies, from thetime of Ferdinand and Isabella to the latter part of theEighteenth Century, embracing a period of nearly Three HundredYears | [151] |
CHAPTER XII |
Carlos Tercero—His Law respecting theGitános | [166] |
PART II |
CHAPTER I |
Badajoz—The Gypsies—The WitheredArm—Gypsy Law—Trimming andShearing—Metempsychosis—Paco andAntonio—Antonio and the Magyar—TheChai—Pharaoh—The Steeds of the Egyptians | [177] |
CHAPTER II |
Madrid—Gypsy Women—Granada—GypsySmiths—PepeConde—Seville—Triana—Cordova—Horses—TheEsquilador—Characteristic Epistle—Catalonia, etc. | [194] |
CHAPTERIII |
General Remarks on the Present State of theGitános—Inefficiency of the Old Laws—Prospectsof the Gitános—Partial Reformation—Decline ofthe Gypsy Sect—Fair of Leon—Love of Race—Gypsyexecuted—Numerical Decrease | [207] |
CHAPTER IV |
Illustrations of Gypsy Character—The Gypsy Innkeeperof Tarifa—The Gypsy Soldier of Valdepeñas | [221] |
CHAPTER V |
Various Points connected with theGitános—Dress—PhysicalCharacteristics—The Gypsy Glance—Extracts from aSpanish work | [243] |
CHAPTER VI |
Certain Tricks and Practices of the GypsyFemales—The Bahi—Hokkano Baro—UstilarPastésas—Shoplifting—Drao—TheLoadstone—The Root of the Good Baron | [252] |
CHAPTER VII |
The Marriage Festival—Eastern Jews—TheirWeddings | [266] |
CHAPTER VIII |
Attempts made to enlighten the Gitános—TheInward Monitor—The One-eyed Gitána—Pépaand Chicharóna—The Gypsy Congregation | [274] |
PARTIII |
CHAPTER I |
The Poetry of the Gitános | [287] |
CHAPTER II |
Spurious Gypsy Poetry of Andalusia | [298] |
Brijindope.—The Deluge | [304] |
The Pestilence | [310] |
On the Language of the Gitános | [313] |
Robber Language | [335] |
The Term ‘Busno’ | [354] |
Specimens of Gypsy Dialects | [357] |
Vocabulary of their Language | [365] |
APPENDIX |
Miscellanies in the Gitáno Language | [415] |
The English Dialect of the Rommany | [428] |