▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 5 , ▁the ▁Diet ▁of ▁A ugs burg ▁declared ▁that ▁" wh oso ever ▁k ills ▁a ▁Gy ps y ▁( R oman i ), ▁will ▁be ▁guilty ▁of ▁no ▁murder ". ▁The ▁subsequent ▁massive ▁killing ▁sp ree ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁across ▁the ▁emp ire ▁later ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁step ▁in ▁to ▁" for bid ▁the ▁d row ning ▁of ▁Roman i ▁women ▁and ▁children ". ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁the ▁Egypt ians ▁Act ▁ 1 5 3 0 ▁b anned ▁Roman i ▁from ▁entering ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁required ▁those ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁leave ▁within ▁ 1 6 ▁days . ▁Fail ure ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁could ▁result ▁in ▁conf is cation ▁of ▁property , ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁deport ation . ▁The ▁act ▁was ▁am ended ▁with ▁the ▁Egypt ians ▁Act ▁ 1 5 5 4 , ▁which ▁directed ▁that ▁they ▁abandon ▁their ▁" n aught y , ▁idle ▁and ▁un god ly ▁life ▁and ▁company " ▁and ▁adopt ▁a ▁settled ▁l ifest yle . ▁For ▁those ▁who ▁failed ▁to ▁ad here ▁to ▁a ▁sed ent ary ▁existence , ▁the ▁Priv y ▁council ▁interpreted ▁the ▁act ▁to ▁permit ▁execution ▁of ▁non - comp lying ▁Roman i ▁" as ▁a ▁warning ▁to ▁others ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁the ▁Roman i ▁were ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁res iding ▁in ▁France ▁by ▁Louis ▁XIV . ▁▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 0 , ▁Joseph