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====== PUT ON THY SMOCK ON A MONDAY ======

Round for six; in three parts (4th Ed. 1670),
<code>
First Part.
Al 1—4 Hands-six, eight slips clockwise.
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A2 1—4 Hands-six, eight slips counter-clockwise to places.
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A3 1—4 First man leads first and second women
       forward a double towards third woman.
       and falls back a double (r.s.).
   5—8 First man turns third woman ; while first and
       second women turn each other.
A4 1-8 As in AS, first man leading third and first
       women forward towards second woman,
       first man turning second woman, first and
       third women turning each other.
A5 1-8 As in A3, first man leading second and third
       women forward towards first woman, first
       man turning his partner, second and third
       women turning each other.

Second Part.
Al 1—4 Sides all.
   5-8 Partners set and turn single.
A2 1—8 All that again.
AS, A4 and A5 As in First Part, second man doing as first
       man did.

Third Part.
Al 1—4 Partners arm with the right.
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A2 1—4 Partners arm with the left.
   5—8 Partners get and turn single.
A3, A4 and A5  As in First Party third man doing as first man did.</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCLjq4lQ2Q4


====== THE GELDING OF DEVIL ======

Round for six ; in three parts  1665
<code>
First Part.
A  1—8 Hands-six, eight slips clockwise and eight slip
       counter-clockwise to places.
B1 1—4 First man and first woman lead forward a double
       and fall back a double to places (rs).
   5—8 Leading forward again (v.8.), they pass between
       second man and third woman and cast
       off (sk.s.) to places, the first man to his
       left outside second couple, and the first
       woman to her right outside third couple.
B2 1—8 As in Bl, second couple leading forward and
       passing between first woman and third man.
B3 1—8 As in BI, third couple leading forward and
       passing between first man and second woman.

Second Part.
A 1—4  Sides all.
  5—8 That again.
B1, B2 and B3. As in First Part.

Third Part.
A 1—4 Partners arm with the right.
  5—8 Partners arm with the left.
B1, B2 and B3. As in First Part.</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZqPmJg07-U&t=28s


====== OAKEN LEAVES ======

Round for eight; in three parts 1670
<code>
First Part. 
Al 1—4 Hands-all, eight slips clockwise,
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A2 1-4 Hands-all, eight slips counter-clockwise to places.
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A3 1—2 First and second men change places (r.s.).
   3—4 First and second women change places (rs).
   5—8 First and second couples circular-hey to
       places, two changes, partners facing.
A4 1-8 Third and fourth couples do likewise.

N.B.—This Part can, if desired, be made equal
in length to each of the subsequent Parts, if
the movements in A3 and A4 be repeated,
respectively, by the first and fourth couples
and by the second and third couples.

 Second Part.
Al 1—4 Partners side.
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A2 1—8 All that again.
A3 1—4 Men lead out their partners a double, away
       from the center, change hands, and lead
       them back again.
   5—8 Men, passing in front of their partners, turn
       the next woman on their right once round.
A4, A5 and A6  Movement in A3 repeated three times to
       places, the men in each repetition
       leading out the women they have just turned.

Third Part.
Al 1—4 Partners arm with the right.
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A2 1—4 Partners arm with the left.
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A3 1—4 The men move forward a double to the
       center and fall back a double to places.
   5—8 Each man turns the woman on his left once-
       and-a-half round, and moves into her partner's place. 
A4, A5 and A6 Movement in A3 repeated three times to
       places, the men in each repetition
       turning the women on their left and
       passing on, clockwise, into the next man’s place.</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhMRKSFKBZU


====== GREENWOOD. ======

Longways for six 1650
<code>
First Part.
A1 1—4 All facing front, move forward a double and
       fall back a double to places.
   5—8 Partners got and burn single.
A2 1—4 The second man leads the first and third
       women out a double, changes hands and
       loads them back a double to places; while
       the second woman does the same with the
       first and third men.
   5—8 Partners got and turn single.
A3 1—4 Second man sides with his partner ; while
       first man sides with third man, and first
       woman with third woman.
   5—8 Partners sob and turn single.
A4 1—4 First man sides with second woman, and
       second man with first woman ; while third
       man sides with his partner.
   5—8 Partners gob and turn single.
A5 1—4 Second man sides with third woman, and
       third man with second Woman ; while first
       man sides with his partner.
   5-8 Partners set and turn single.

Second Part
Al and A2 As in First Part,
A3 and A4 As in First Part, except that dancers arm
      with the right instead of siding
A5 1—8 As in First Part, except that dancers arm
      with the left instead of siding

Third Part.
Al and A2 As in First Part,
A3 1—4 Each file hands-three,
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A4 1—4 First couple and second man hands. ;
       while third couple and second ke the same,
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A5 1—4 Third couple and second man hands three,
       while first couple and second woman do the same,
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.


Fourth Part,
Al and A2 As in First Part.
A3 1—8 Each file goes the whole-hey, second man
       facing first woman, and second woman
       facing third man, passing by the right.
A4 1—8 First woman moves forward between first and
       second men and all three go the whole-hey,
       second man and first woman passing by the right.
       Simultaneously, third man moves forward
       between second and third women and all
       three go the whole-hey, third man and
       second woman passing by the right.
A5 1—8 First man moves forward between first and
       second women, and all three go the whole-
       hey, first man facing second woman and
       passing by the left.
       Simultaneously, third woman moves forward
       between second and third men, and all
       three go the whole-hey, third woman and
       second man facing and passing by the left.

Fifth Part.
Al and A2 As in First Part.
A3 1—4 The three men go hands-three round second woman.
   5—8 Partners set and turn single.
A4 1—4 The three women go hands-three round second man.
   5-8 Partners set and turn single.

Sixth Part.
A1 and A2 As in First Part.
A3 1—8 The second woman falling back, the three men
       go the whole-hey, second man moving
       between first and third men and passing
       the latter by the right.
A4 1—8 The second man falling back, the three women
       go the whole-hey, second woman moving
       between the first and third women and
       passing the former by the right.
A5 and A6 Same as Al and A2 in First Part.</code>

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqooQIL1RKA



====== AYE ME, OR, THE SYMPHONY. ======

Longways for eight ; in three parts (1st Ed. 1650)
<code>
Running-step throughout the dance.
First Part.
Al 1—4 Partners lead up a double and fall back a
       double to places.
   5—6 Partners face; men fall back two steps in fifth
       bar, women the same in sixth bar,
   7—8 All move forward to places, turning single as
      they do so.
A2 1—8 All that again.
B1 1—4 First man and first woman cast down, meet
       below the second couple and "change
       places; while fourth man and fourth
       woman cast up, meet above the third
       couple and change places.
   5—8 First man and first woman cast up to the top,
      cross over and move down into the
       second place, the first man taking second
       man by both hands and turning him
       counter clockwise up into the first place,
       the first woman in like manner turning
       second woman clockwise into the first
       place. Simultaneously, fourth and third
       couples do likewise.
B2 1—8 All that again to places, second and third
       couples initiating the movement.

Second Part,
Al 1—4 Partners honor (2 bars) ang change places  
       passing by the left (2 bars).
   5-6 Men fall back two steps in fifth bar, women
       the same in sixth bar, 
   7-8 All move forward a double to places  turning
       single as they do so.
A2 1—4 All that again to places.
B1 1—2 All face up. First and third man and woman
       go four slips forward ; while second and
       fourth men and women go four slips inward
   3—4 First and third couples fall back a double.
       while second and fourth couples move up  a double. 
   5-6 Still facing up, first and third men and women
       go four slips inward; while second and
       fourth men and women go four slips outward.
   7-8 First and third couples move forward a double 
       while second and fourth couples fall back a double.
B2 1—2 As in B1, all facing down,
   3—4 First and third couples move forward a double ;
       while second and fourth couples fall back a double.
   5-6 As in Bl, all facing down.
   7—8 First and third couples fall back a double to
       places ; while second and fourth couples
       move forward a double to places. 

Third Part.
Al 1—4 Partners arm with the right once-and-a-half
       round, and change places.
   5-6 Men fall back two steps in fifth bar; the
       women doing the same in sixth bar.
   7-8 All move forward a double, turning single as they do so.
A2 1—4 Partners arm with the left once-and-a-half
       round to places.
   5—8 As in Al to places.
B1 1—4 Second and third couples cast off and move
       into first and fourth places respectively.
       Simultaneously, first and fourth couples face,
       move forward, meet, change places
       (opposites passing by the right), and
       stay in the third and second stations
       respectively. Whereupon, first und fourth
       men change places with their partners.
  5-6 First man with his right hand takes the fourth
      man by the left and changes places with
      him, both moving counter-clockwise ;
      while first woman with her left hand
      takes the fourth woman by the right and
      changes place with her, both moving clockwise.
  7—8 First and fourth men change laces with their partners. 
B2 1—8 Movement repeated to places, first and fourth
       couples casting off, while second and
       third couples meet, pass each other, etc.</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qBdwFOu-WI&t=69s



====== UP GOES ELY. ======


Longways for as many as will; in one Part 1728
<code>
N.B.—The tune is in triple time, Ge tn
to the bar. 2
Running-step throughout the dance,
(Triple minor-set.)

A 1—4 First man and first woman cast off into the
      second place (second couple moving up
      into the first place), turn each other half.
      way round and change places (improper),
      cast off again and meet below the third couple.
   5—8 First man and first woman lead up the middle
       to the top and cast off into the second
       place (still improper).
B 1—2 First man moves into the middle and, facing
      down, goes hands-three with the third
      couple half-way round ; while first woman,
      facing up, does the same with the second couple.
Second and third men have now changed places
with their partners; while first woman is
standing above the second couple, facing
down, and first man below the third couple,
facing up.

  3-4 First man and first woman meet, turn half-
      way round and fall back, each into the other's place.
  5-6 First man (standing above second couple,
      facing down) goes hands-three with second
      couple half-way round ; while first ‘woman
      (standing below third couple, facing up)
      does the same with third couple.
  7—8 Second and third men turn their partners;
      while first man and first woman face, turn
      three-quarters round and fall into the
      second place (progressive ; proper).</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pp3jWcYEbQ


====== EVERY LAD HIS LASS ======

Longways for as many as will; in one pay
(Vol. 2, 4th Ed. 1728),
<code>
  (Triple minor-set.)
A 1—4 First man and first woman set and cast down
      into second place, second couple Moving
      up into first place. 
  5—8 Second couple set and cast down into second
      place, first couple moving up into first place.
B 1—2 First man and second woman meet with two
      steps and a jump on the two beats of the
      first bar and the first beat of the second, respectively.
  3—4 First woman and second man meet in like manner.
  5—6 All four return to places, turning single as they do so.
  7—12 First man and first woman cross over, cast
       down, meet below second couple, cross
       over again, cast down, meet below third
       couple, and move up the middle into the
       second place; while second couple moves
       up into first place (progressive).</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIDgowIkgGM


====== MY LADY'S COURANY ======

Longways for as many ag will; 1728), 
<code>
(Triple minor-set.)

Al 1—4 First man and first woman cast down into the
       second place, second couple moving up
       into first place. 
   5—8 Second couple and first man hangs. three once
       round, while third couple and and first woman do the same. 
A2 1—8 First man and first woman cast up to the top
       cross over, cast down and hands three,
       once round, the man with second and
       third women, the woman with second and
       third men. The first couple is mow in, the
       second place (improper).
B1 1—4 First woman moves up the middle and
       passes clockwise round second woman
       to the second place on her own side ; while
       first man moves up the middle and
       passes counter-clockwise round second man
       to the second place on his own side. 
  5—8 First man and first woman turn each other 
      and then cast up into the first place,
      second couple moving down into the 
      second place. 
B2 1—6 First man, taking his partner's left hand 
       in his right—she taking the second
       woman's left hand in her right—casts off 
       to his left, and, followed by first and second 
       women, goes a complete circle, counter- 
       clockwise, round second man.
  7—8 First man and first woman cast down into the
     second place, second couple moving up
     into the first place (progressive). </code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0PhxBKPaUw


====== THE MAIDENS BLUSH. ======


Long ways for as many as will; in one part
 1798).
<code>
(Triple minor-set.)
A 1—4 First man and first woman set and cast down 
      into second place, second couple moving
      up into first place.
  5—8 Same again, first couple changing places with
      third couple. 
BI 1—4 First man and first woman lead up to the top,
      and cast down into second place, third
      couple moving down into third place.
   5—8 First and second couples circular-hey, two
       changes, partners facing.
B2 1—4 First and second men turn their partners.
   5—8 First and second couples circular-hey, two
       changes, partners facing (progressive).</code>



====== JENNY, COME TIE MY CRAVAT ======

Longways for as many as will ; 1690
<code>
First Part.
(Triple minor-set,)
A 1—4 First man turns second Woman,
  5—8 First Woman turns second man,
B 1—8 First man and first Woman cross over cast
      down, cross over below the second couple
      cast down again, meet below the third
      couple, lead up the middle to the top, and
      cast down into second Place, second couple
      moving up into first place (Progressive),

Second Part
(Duple minor-set.)
A 1—2 First and second women fall back a double,
      while first and second men move forward
      a double,
  3—4 All four turn single.
  5-6 The two men fall back a double, and the two
      women move forward a double to places.
  7—8 All four turn single.
B 1-4 Partners side, all clapping their hand: on the
      first beat of the first bar. 
  5—6 All four turn single.
  7—8 First man and first woman cast down into
      second place, while second couple moves
      up into first place, partners striking each
      other's hands (right on left and left
      on right) on the first beat of the bar (progressive).</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOxQ4bx5HUM




====== THE CORONATION DAY. ======

Longways for as many as will ; in one part
(10th Ed. 1698).
<code>
(Duple minor-set.)
A 1-4 First man with his right hand takes his
      partner by her left hand and A Lo
      down the middle, passing her before
      him into second man’s place, he falling
      into second woman’s place; while second
      man and second woman cast up to the
      top, cross over and change sides.
  5—8 Second man with his left hand takes his
      partner by her right hand, and leads her
      down the middle into the second place,
      passing her before him on to her own
      side ; while first man and first woman
      cast up to the top, cross over and change sides.
Bi 1—4 First man moves round his partner counter.
       clockwise into her place, while she (in
       bars 8 and 4) moves down into second
       woman's place, turning single as she
       does so. Simultaneously, second woman
       passes counter-clockwise round her
       partner into his place, while he (in bars
       3 and 4) moves up into first man's place,
       turning single. clockwise, as he does so.
  5—8 First man and first woman lead to the left wall
      between second man and second woman,
      cast off and return to the same places.
B2 1—2 Second man casts down and crosses over into
       the second place on the women's side;
       while first woman crosses over into the
       first place on the men’s side.
   3—4 All four turn single.
   5—8 First man and first woman cross over and
       cast down into the second place ; while
       second man with his right hand takes
       his partner by her left hand and leads
       her up the middle, passing her before
       him into the first place on the women's
       side, he falling into the first place on
       the men’s side (progressive).</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecj6PIbbzPs



====== LADY BANBURY'S HORNPIPE ======

Longways for as many as Will; 1665


N.B.— The tune 1s in triple time, three Steps
to the bar
<code>
First Part
(Duple minor-set,)
A 1—4 First man and first woman cast down into
      the second place, cross over and stand
      first man on the outside of second Woman
      (both facing down), first Woman on the
      outside of second man (both facing up).
B 1—2 First man and second woman (taking inside
      hands) lead down three steps and fall back
      three steps; while second man and first
      woman (taking inside hands) lead up three
      steps and fall back three steps.
   3—4 Second man and second woman go right.
       hands-across half-way round, holding first
       woman and first man respectively in their
      left hands. Upon the conclusion of this
      movement, first couple falls into second
      place, while second man changes places
      with second woman and both fall into the
      first place (progressive).

Second Part
(Duple minor-set. 2)
A 1—2 The two men face and take both hands, the
      two women doing the same. First man
      pulls second man up three steps and pushes
      him down the middle three steps; while
      the second woman pulls first woman down
      three steps and then pushes her up the
      middle three steps.
All four are mow in line, second man and first
woman back to back.
  3-4 First man and second woman change places,
      both moving to their left, i.e., clockwise.
B 1—2 Second man and first woman go three slips to
      their left—second man toward left wall,
      first woman toward right wall Where-
      upon second woman and first man change places.
  3—4 First and second couples hands-across rather
      less than half-way round (three steps), and
      partners change places (progressive).

Third Part.
BAR 1 (Duple minor-set.)
      First man moves forward and stands above
      his partner; both facing UP:
Bar 2 Second man in like manner moves in front of
      his partner. 
  3—4 All four move up three steps and fall back
      three steps (w.s.).
B Bar 1 The first man goes three slips to his right,
      while his partner goes three slips to her left.
Bar 2 Second man and second woman do the same,
Bar 3 First man and firs woman cast down into the
      second place, second couple leading up
      into the first place.
Bar 4 First and second men change places with their
      partners (progressive).</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZyYMeIG_OA


====== THE WHIM ======

Longways for as many as Will; 1695
<code>
(Duple minor-set,)
A 1—2 First and second men take hands and fall
      back a double ; while first anq second
      Women do the same.
  3—6 Releasing hands, all four move forward, cross
      over, and change sides.
  7—12 Same again to places.
B 1—4 First and second men go back-to-back, while
      first and second women do the same,
  5-6 All four turn single.
  7—12 Circular-hey, three changes, partners facing,
       the first couple falling into the second
       place, the second couple into the first (progressive).</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlwm9b7HiQE


====== LOVE LIES A-BLEEDING. ======

Longways for as many as will; in one part (7th Ed. 1686),

(Duple minor-set.)
<code>
A 1—4 First man and first woman cast down into the
      second place, and then go back-to-back,
      passing by the right ; while second couple
      moves up into the first place.
  5—8 First man and first woman cast up into the
      first place and then go back-to-back,
      passing by the left; while second couple
      moves down into the second place.
B Bar 1 On the first beat of the bar, first and second
      men clap hands and, on the middle beat,
      strike each other's hands (right on left
      and left on right); while the two women do the same.
Bar 2 As in previous bar, except that, on the middle
      beat, partners strike each other's hands.
  3—4 First man and first woman cast down into the
      second place, second couple moving 1p into
      the first place (progressive).
  5—6 As in bars 1—2.
  7-8 Partners turn each other.</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uegQmNxa5tU


====== THE TEMPLE CHANGE. ======

Longways for as many as will; 1698),
<code>
(Duple minor-set.)
A 1—2 First and second couples hands-four half-way round.
  3—4 All turn single.
  5—8 All that again.
B 1—2 First man and second woman change places.
  3-4 First woman and second man change places.
  5—6 Hands-four half-way round.
  7—8 First man and first woman cast down into second
      place, the second couple leading up into
      first place (progressive).</code>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLxvMAFvrRg


====== JOG ON. ======

Longways for as many as will; 1650
<code>
First Part.
A1 1—4 All lead up a double and fall back a double to places.
   5-8 Partners set and turn single.
A2 1-8 All that again. 

Second Part.
(Duple minor-set.)
A 1—4 First man, with his back to the Presence, faces
      his partner and, taking her by both
hands, falls back two steps and then
pushes her down the middle between
second wan and second woman.
5—8 | First man and second couple hands-three
round first woman (first man standing
H on the right of second man), first couple
falling into second place, second couple
into first place (progressive).

Third Part.
(Duple minor-set.)
A 1—4 First man takes first woman by both hands,
      pushes her down behind second woman,
      and then into second man’s place, he
      moving into second woman's place;
      while second couple moves up into the
      first place (progressive, improper).
  5—8 First and second men turn their partners.
      In the next round, first man pushes his partner
      behind third man into third woman's place
      (progressive, proper).

Fourth Part.
A 1-4 First man and first woman cast down and
      stand on the outside of second man ang
      second woman respectively, all four fading
      up. Taking hands, all move up a double
      and fall back a double, the fir couple
      into the second place, the second couple
      into the first (progressive).
5—8 First and second men arm their partners with
    the right.</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihZdsuctn7c