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    The Former Costume Of The gypsies (Folklore History Series)
    The Former Costume Of The gypsies (Folklore History Series)
    The Former Costume Of The gypsies (Folklore History Series)
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    The Former Costume Of The gypsies (Folklore History Series)

    By Henry Thomas Crofton

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    The history of the gypsies is a confusing and exciting one. From their first appearance in Europe to the persecution that had them banned from cities and hunted. This book is a great insight into an entire race dislocated with the rest of Europe. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateApr 4, 2013
    ISBN9781447490555
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      The Former Costume Of The gypsies (Folklore History Series) - Henry Thomas Crofton

      The Former Costume Of The

      Gypsies

      By

      Henry Thomas Crofton

      Contents

      THE FORMER COSTUME OF THE GYPSIES

      THE FORMER COSTUME OF THE GYPSIES

      By HENRY THOMAS CROFTON

      AN article under this heading appeared in 1876 in the Papers of the Manchester Literary Club, and the subject has been deemed of sufficient historical interest to warrant a revision of it appearing in this Society’s Journal, with additions and corrections, coupled with some of the scattered woodcuts which were used to represent the early Gypsies.

      So far as their costume is concerned, Grellmann, the historian of the Gypsies, contented himself, in chapter v. of section I., by stating that the first of the Gypsies that ‘came to Europe, appeared ragged and miserable, unless we perhaps allow their leaders to have been an exception.’ For this generalisation the notes, at page 187 of Raper’s English translation, refer to Stumpf’s Schweitzer Chronik, 425, and Krantz’s Saxonia, bk. II. chap. ii. p. 239.

      The rest of the chapter merely describes their rags and ragged finery, and their love of gaudy colours. All other writers have simply echoed Grellmann when dealing with Gypsy dress.²

      PART I

      THEIR COSTUME IN ENGLAND

      It is most probable that when the Gypsies arrived in England about the year 1500 they had a recognised distinctive costume of an oriental character, because in 1542 Dr. Andrew Borde, who was born in Sussex about 1490, wrote in his Introduction of Knowledge, in the chapter on Egypt, that ‘the people of the coūtry be swarte and doth go disgisid in theyr apparel contrary to other nacions’ (J. G. L. S., New Series, i. 163), and twenty years later, in 1562, an Act of Parliament (5 Elizabeth, chapter 20) was passed to the following effect: ‘Whereas sithence [since] the Act made in the first and second years of the late King Philip and Queen Mary, [A.D. 1554, 1 and 2 Philip and Mary, chapter 4] . . . there is a Scruple and Doubt risen, whether such Persons as being born within this Realm of England . . . and are . . . become of the Fellowship . . . of the said Vagabonds, by transforming or disguising themselves in their Apparel, . . . are punishable, [or whether the Act only applied to those who were born abroad], Therefore . . . Be it enacted . . .  That, all . . . Persons which, from and after the first Day of May now next ensuing, shall be seen . . . in any Company . . . of Vagabonds, commonly called . . . Egyptians, or . . . disguising themselves by their Apparel . . . like unto such Vagabonds . . . and so shall or do continue . . . one Month, . . .  the said . . . Persons, shall . . . be deemed . . . Felons; and shall therefore suffer Pains of Death, Loss of Lands and Goods.’

      These were not the first English Acts passed

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