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CHAPTER XXXII
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All these families have gypsy names, which seem, however, to be little more than attempts at translation of the English ones.

Thus the Stanleys are called Bar-engres, which means stony fellows, the Coopers, Wardo-engres or wheelwrights, the Lovells, Camo- mescres, or amorous fellows, the Hernes (German Haaren), Balors, hairs, or hairy fellows, while the Smiths are called Petulengres, that is, horseshoe-fellows, or blacksmiths.

Besides the above-named gypsy clans, there are other smaller ones, some of which do not comprise more than a dozen individuals, children included.

For example, the Bosviles, the Browns, the Chilcotts, the Grays, Lees, Taylors and Whites; of these the principal is the Bosvile tribe." {249a} There's a witch and a wizard and their name is Petulengro.
{249b} _Tent_.
{256} This refers to a notorious match between a lion and six mastiffs, arranged by George Wombwell at Warwick, in July 1825.

The fight was that between George Cooper and Ned Baldwin, 5 July, 1825.
{257} Peel's Metropolitan Police, constituted 1829.
{265} Said the gypsy lass to her mother-- 'My dear mother, I am with child.' 'And what kind of a man made you with child, My own daughter, my gypsy lass ?' 'O my mother, a great gentleman, A rich gentleman, a stranger to our race, Who rides upon a fine stallion, 'Twas he that made me thus with child.' 'Vile little harlot that you are, Be off, good-bye, you leave my tent! Had a Romany lad got thee with child, Then I had said to thee, poor lass! But thou art just a vile harlot By a stranger man to be with child.' {266} _Pig-poisoning_.
{269a} _Honeycomb_.
{269b} _Tell their fortunes_.
{272} _King_.
{274} See Introduction, p.


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