Dissertation on the Gipseys / Representing their manner of life, family economy, occupations & trades, marriages & education, sickness, death, & burial, religion, language, sciences & arts, &c. &c. &c.; with an historical enquiry concerning their origin & first appearance in Europe

by Heinrich Moritz Gottlieb Grellmann

LONDON:

PRINTED BY WILLIAM BALLINTINE,
Duke-street, Adelphi, Strand:

SOLD BY EFFINGHAM WILSON,
OPPOSITE THE CHAPTER COFFEE-HOUSE, ST. PAUL’S.

1807.

ADVERTISEMENT.

The following Dissertation has already appeared in an English dress, having been, some years since, translated by the late M. Raper, Esq. F.R.S. and A.S. for the purpose, as he states in his preface, of affording “such of his countrymen as were unacquainted with the German language an opportunity of learning from what part of the world it is probable the Gipseys came among us.” The original work, and Mr. Raper’s translation, are burthened with many notes—Greek, Latin, French, German, English—shewing the sources whence the information was derived, most of which, for obvious reasons, are omitted in the present edition; such only being retained as were thought indispensable, or particularly interesting.

July, 1807.

CONTENTS.

Introduction	P. [1]
SECTION THEFIRST. DESCRIPTIONOF THE GIPSEYS, THEIR MANNER OF LIFE, THEIR CUSTOMS, ANDPROPERTIES.
CHAPTER I.
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Various Appellations of these People	[1]
CHAPTER II.
On the Dispersion of the Gipseys, and theirNumbers in Europe	[3]
CHAPTER III.
The Properties of their Bodies	[10]
CHAPTER IV.
On their Food and Beverage	[15]
CHAPTER V.
On the Dress of the Gipseys	[25]
CHAPTER VI.
On the Family Economy of the Gipseys	[31]
CHAPTER VII.
Their Occupations and Trades	[38]
CHAPTER VIII.
On their Marriages and Education	[61]
CHAPTER IX.
On their Sickness, Death, andBurial	[68]
CHAPTER X.
Political Regulations peculiar to the Gipseys	[72]
CHAPTER XI.
On the Religion of the Gipseys	[79]
CHAPTER XII.
Their Language, Sciences, andArts	[83]
CHAPTER XIII.
Character and Capacities of the Gipseys; whetherthey are an Advantage or a Detriment to States	[89]
CHAPTER XIV.
Concerning the Toleration of the Gipseys by thedifferent States of Europe	[93]
CHAPTER XV.
Essay on the Improvement of the Gipseys	[102]
SECTION THESECOND. ON THEORIGIN OF THE GIPSEYS.
CHAPTER I.
The first Appearance of Gipseys in Europe	[109]
CHAPTER II.
On the Sanctity, Passports, andDifference of the former from the latter Gipseys	[117]
CHAPTER III.
Presumed Origin of the Gipseys	[137]
CHAPTER IV.
On the Egyptian Descent of the Gipseys	[147]
CHAPTER V.
The Gipseys come from Hindostan	[170]
CHAPTER VI.
The Gipseys are of the Caste called Suders	[199]
Supplement	[209]

INTRODUCTION.