Now the Gypsy had been in the habit of seeing German and English Jews, who must have been separated from their African brethren for a term of at least 1700 years; yet he recognised the Jew of Fez for what he was—a Jew, and without hesitation declared that he was ‘no Roman.’ The Jews, therefore, and the Gypsies have each their peculiar and distinctive countenance, which, to say nothing of the difference of language, precludes the possibility of their having ever been the same people. _March_ 1, 1843. NOTICE TO THE FOURTH EDITION THIS edition has been carefully revised by the author, and some few insertions have been made. In order, however, to give to the work a more popular character, the elaborate vocabulary of the Gypsy tongue, and other parts relating to the Gypsy language and literature, have been omitted. Those who take an interest in these subjects are referred to the larger edition in two vols. {10} CONTENTS INTRODUCTION On the Gypsies in general—Name and Language—The Russian 1 Gypsies—Gypsies at Moscow—Hungarian Gypsies—Wallachia and Moldavia—English Gypsies, or Rommany—Gypsy Fortune-tellers—Gypsy Jockeys—Gypsy Will—Thurtell—Gypsy Clans—Names of Families—Gypsy Law—Pazorrhus—The Patteran—Baptismal Papers—Gypsies of the East—Artifice of Timour—Bishop of Forli THE ZINCALI PART I CHAPTER I Of the Spanish Gypsies in general—Names—Arrival—Egyptian 41 Penitents—Peculiarities of Spain—Provinces which the Gypsies principally frequented CHAPTER II Manner of Life—Predatory Habits—The Traveller—Jews and 48 Gypsies—The Forge—The Sparks—Gypsy Counts—Martin del Rio—Facility in speaking Languages—Proverbs CHAPTER III Excesses of the Gitános—The Bookseller of Logroño 61 CHAPTER IV Gypsy Colonies in various Towns of Spain 71 CHAPTER V Cannibalism—The Forest—Anecdotes—Food of the 76 Gypsies—Child-stealing—Connection of the Gitános with the Moors of Barbary CHAPTER VI Barbary and its Tribes—Beni Aros—Sidi Hamed au Muza—The 85 Children of the Dar-Bushi-Fal, a Sect of Thieves and Sorcerers, probably of Gypsy Origin CHAPTER VII Chiromancy—Torreblanca—Gitánas—The Gitána of Seville—La 98 Buena Ventura—The Dance—The Song—Tricks of the Gitánas—The Widow—Occult Powers CHAPTER VIII The Evil Eye—Credulity of Eastern Nations on this 115 subject—Remedies for the Evil Eye—The Talmud—Superstitions of the North CHAPTER IX Exodus of the Jews: that of the Gypsies—Indifference of the 122 Gitános with respect to Religion—Ezekiel—Tale of Egyptian