====== LULL ME BEYOND THEE ======
Longways for Eight; in four parts (1st Ed., 1650).\\
Longways set, bottom two couples improper, numbered 3124 from the top\\
Recording: {{ ::music:lull_me_beyond_thee-bnah5-03.mp3.zip |}}
MUSIC. MOVEMENTS.
First Part.
A1 1-4 All move forward a double, meet, and fall back a double to places (r.s.).
5-8 That again.
B1 1-2 First man and second woman lead out to the left wall,
and second man and first woman to right wall; while third and
fourth couples move up and down, respectively, and meet (r.s.).
3-4 First and third couples, four abreast, take hands, and fall back
a double toward the Presence; while second and fourth couples,
facing the Presence, take hands and fall back a double (r.s.).
5-8 All move forward, and each man turns the woman opposite to him.
B2 1-2 Third couple leads up a double, and fourth couple leads down a double;
while first man and second woman and second man and first woman
move forward a double and meet (r.s.).
3-4 First and third men, second and fourth women, four abreast,
take hands and fall back a double toward left wall; while the other
four takes hands and fall back a double toward right wall (r.s.).
5-8 All move forward, and each man turns his partner.
Second Part.
A1 1-4 Partners side (r.s.).
5-8 Third and fourth men side with their partners; while first man
sides with second woman, and second man with first woman (r.s.).
B1 1-4 First and third men, and second and fourth women take hands,
move forward a double to left wall, and fall back a double to places;
while the other four do the same to the right wall (r.s.).
5-8 First and third men, and second and fourth women, hands-four to places;
while the other four do the same.
B2 1-4 First and third couples, four abreast (third man on the left,
third woman on the right), lead up a double and fall back a double;
while second and fourth couples lead down a double and fall back a double
(fourth man on the left, fourth woman on the right) (r.s.).
5-8 First and third couples hands-four to places; while second and fourth
couples do the same.
Third Part
A1 1-4 Partners arm with the right.
5-8 Third and fourth men arm their partners with the left; while first man
arms with second woman, and second man with first woman in like manner.
B1 1-2 First man and second woman lead out a double to left wall, and second man
and first woman to right wall; while third and fourth couples move
forward and meet (r.s.). Third man and fourth woman then take hands and
face left wall; while fourth man and third woman take hands and face right
wall.
3-4 First man and second woman, and second man and first woman, lead back
to places, holding up their hands. Simultaneously, third man and fourth
woman lead out to left wall, passing under the arch made by first man and
second woman; while fourth man and third woman, passing under the arch
made by second man and first woman, do likewise (r.s.).
5-8 Each man turns the woman he is handing.
B2 1-2 First couple leads up a double, and second couple down a double; while
third man and fourth woman, fourth man and third woman, move forward and
meet (r.s.). Third man and third woman take hands and face up; while
fourth man and fourth woman take hands and face down.
3-4 First and second couples lead back to places, holding up their hands.
Simultaneously, third man and third woman lead up to places, passing
under the arch made by first man and first woman; while fourth man and
fourth woman, passing under the arch made by second man and second woman,
lead down and do likewise (r.s.).
5-8 Each man turns his partner.
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====== LULL ME BEYOND THEE. ======
From the Round.
Longways for Eight; in four parts (1st Ed., 1650). \\ Longways set, bottom two couples improper, numbered 3124 from the top
MUSIC. MOVEMENTS.
First Part.
A1 1-4 All move forward a double, meet, and fall back a
double to places (r.s.).
5-8 That again.
B1 1-2 First man and second woman lead out to the left
wall, and second man and first woman to right wall;
while third and fourth couples move up and down,
respectively, and meet (r.s.).
3-4 First and third couples, four abreast, take hands,
and fall back a double toward the Presence; while
second and fourth couples, facing the Presence, take
hands and fall back a double (r.s.).
5-8 All move forward, and each man turns the woman
opposite to him.
B2 1-2 Third couple leads up a double, and fourth couple
leads down a double; while first man and second woman
and second man and first woman move forward a double
and meet (r.s.).
3-4 First and third men, second and fourth women, four
abreast, take hands and fall back a double toward
left wall; while the other four takes hands and fall
back a double toward right wall (r.s.).
5-8 All move forward, and each man turns his partner.
Second Part.
A1 1-4 Partners side (r.s.).
5-8 Third and fourth men side with their partners; while
first man sides with second woman, and second man
with first woman (r.s.).
B1 1-4 First and third men, and second and fourth women take
hands, move forward a double to left wall, and fall
back a double to places; while the other four do the
same to the right wall (r.s.).
5-8 First and third men, and second and fourth women,
hands-four to places; while the other four do the
same.
B2 1-4 First and third couples, four abreast (third man on
the left, third woman on the right), lead up a double
and fall back a double; while second and fourth
couples lead down a double and fall back a double
(fourth man on the left, fourth woman on the right)
(r.s.).
5-8 First and third couples hands-four to places; while
second and fourth couples do the same. Third Part.
A1 1-4 Partners arm with the right.
5-8 Third and fourth men arm their partners with the
left; while first man arms with second woman, and
second man with first woman in like manner.
B1 1-2 First man and second woman lead out a double to left
wall, and second man and first woman to right wall;
while third and fourth couples move forward and meet
(r.s.). Third man and fourth woman then take hands
and face left wall; while fourth man and third woman
take hands and face right wall.
3-4 First man and second woman, and second man and first
woman, lead back to places, holding up their hands.
Simultaneously, third man and fourth woman lead out
to left wall, passing under the arch made by first
man and second woman; while fourth man and third
woman, passing under the arch made by second man and
first woman, do likewise (r.s.).
5-8 Each man turns the woman he is handing.
B2 1-2 First couple leads up a double, and second couple
down a double; while third man and fourth woman,
fourth man and third woman, move forward and meet
(r.s.). Third man and third woman take hands and face
up; while fourth man and fourth woman take hands and
face down.
3-4 First and second couples lead back to places, holding
up their hands. Simultaneously, third man and third
woman lead up to places, passing under the arch made
by first man and first woman; while fourth man and
fourth woman, passing under the arch made by second
man and second woman, lead down and do likewise
(r.s.).
5-8 Each man turns his partner.
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