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Scottish Romani and Traveller groups
Scottish Romani and Traveller Groups are the various groups of Romani people (Gypsies) and Travellers in Scotland. Scottish Gypsy/Traveller is an official term used by the Scottish Government to encompass these groups.
The term Scottish Gypsy/Traveller includes:
These groups have distinct histories and cultures. Scottish Highland Travellers and Scottish Lowland Travellers are the two main, historic nomadic ethnic groups in Scotland. These two ethnicities had ethnogenesis within Scotland and both may have a history stretching back at least to 1200AD.[page needed]
Scottish Gypsy/Travellers can be divided into two groups: Romani and Indigenous.
The principle Romani subgroups in Scotland are:
The principle Indigenous subgroups in Scotland are:
There is written evidence for the presence of Romani people in the Scottish Lowlands as early as 1505, when – during the reign of James IV – an entry in a book kept by the Lord High Treasurer records a payment of four shillings to a Peter Ker to take a letter from the king at Hunthall, to the "King of Rowmais". Two days later, the King authorised a payment of £20 to a messenger from the "King of Rowmais".[page needed] In 1530, a group of Romanies danced before the Scottish king at the Holyrood Palace and a Romani herbalist called Baptista cured the king of an ailment.[page needed] However, James V sent letters to his regional officials and clergy to expel the "Egiptianes" in July 1541
Romani migration to Scotland continued during the 16th century and several groups of Romanies were accepted there after being expelled from England. The Privy Council of Scotland made a proclamation in April 1573 ordering the "Egiptianis", who had been permitted to wander up and down the country, either to leave Scotland, or to settle in one place and take up a trade.
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Scottish Romani and Traveller groups
Scottish Romani and Traveller Groups are the various groups of Romani people (Gypsies) and Travellers in Scotland. Scottish Gypsy/Traveller is an official term used by the Scottish Government to encompass these groups.
The term Scottish Gypsy/Traveller includes:
These groups have distinct histories and cultures. Scottish Highland Travellers and Scottish Lowland Travellers are the two main, historic nomadic ethnic groups in Scotland. These two ethnicities had ethnogenesis within Scotland and both may have a history stretching back at least to 1200AD.[page needed]
Scottish Gypsy/Travellers can be divided into two groups: Romani and Indigenous.
The principle Romani subgroups in Scotland are:
The principle Indigenous subgroups in Scotland are:
There is written evidence for the presence of Romani people in the Scottish Lowlands as early as 1505, when – during the reign of James IV – an entry in a book kept by the Lord High Treasurer records a payment of four shillings to a Peter Ker to take a letter from the king at Hunthall, to the "King of Rowmais". Two days later, the King authorised a payment of £20 to a messenger from the "King of Rowmais".[page needed] In 1530, a group of Romanies danced before the Scottish king at the Holyrood Palace and a Romani herbalist called Baptista cured the king of an ailment.[page needed] However, James V sent letters to his regional officials and clergy to expel the "Egiptianes" in July 1541
Romani migration to Scotland continued during the 16th century and several groups of Romanies were accepted there after being expelled from England. The Privy Council of Scotland made a proclamation in April 1573 ordering the "Egiptianis", who had been permitted to wander up and down the country, either to leave Scotland, or to settle in one place and take up a trade.