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Total number of records: 4277

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Books and printed items3883
Archives318
Art items68
Objects3

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Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections4277
Brotherton Collection4266

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
romanies1131
romani language104
romani poetry35
folklore33
english language28
tales28
cant25
irish travellers (nomadic people)25
world war, 1939-194525
tramps23

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England89
Great Britain38
Spain38
Hungary35
Romania22
Europe19
Cumbria17
Scotland16
Appleby15
France14

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People and organisationsCount
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)44
Gypsy Lore Society39
Uhlik, Rade38
Leland, Charles Godfrey (1824-1903)37
Sampson, John (1862-1931)36
Dorothy Una Clough35
Dorothy Una Mcgrigor Phillips35
Dorothy Una Phillips35
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)35
Acton, T A31

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From 1800743
From 19002769
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Charles III Pragmatica-sancion

Charles King of Spain (1716-1788); Spain. Sovereign (1759-1788 : Charles III)

1783

Spanish official document referencing, "Gitanos," [Gypsy, Travellers & Roma] and punishment for vagrancy, titled, "Pragmatica-sancion en fuerza de ley en que se dan nuevas reglas para contener y casti...

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[Charles III] Real Cedula

Charles King of Spain (1716-1788); Spain. Sovereign (1759-1788 : Charles III)

1784

Spanish official document referencing, "Gitanos," [Gypsy, Travellers & Roma] and ['the extinction of so called Gypsies.'] "Real cedula de S.M. y señores del consejo, por la qual se manda observar ...

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Capitulo 5. de la real instruccion de 29. Octubre 1749. Que los que en consequentia de esta restitucion... [etc.]

Spain

c.1749

Proclamation. Endorsed in ms. Publicat Posat al Archiu y Val lo dit Inpres 3 diners 1765

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Muy reverendos deánes, y reverendos curaparrochos de este diocesis. Los paternales desvelos del rey... [etc.]

Catholic Church. Diocese of Vich (Spain)

1783

Letter to the clergy, dated 11 Oct. 1783.

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Real cedula de S.M. y señores del consejo, por la qual se manda observar y guardar los capitulos insertos de la Real Pragmàtica sobre la extincion de los llamados Gitanos, y la Real resolucion que se cita dirigida à preservar de insultos los caminos y pueblos, con lo demas que se expresa

Charles King of Spain (1716-1788); Spain. Sovereign (1759-1788 : Charles III); Manresa (Spain). Governor

1784

Law dated 24 June 1784. Originally published "en Madris: en la imprenta de Don Pedro Marin". Quotes certain articles from the law of 19 September 1783.

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