Egyptians

Commonly called "Gypsies," (in old English statutes,) are counterfeit rogues, Welsh or English, that disguise themselves in speech and apparel, and wander up and down the country, pretending to have skill in telling fortunes, and to deceive the common people, but live chiefly by filching and stealing, and, therefore, the statutes of 1 & 2 Mar. c.

4, and 5 Eliz. c.

20, were made to punish such as felons if they departed not the realm or continued to a month. Termes de la Ley.