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====== Amsbury or Amesbury======

Recording: {{ ::music:amsbury-walshb19-04.mp3.zip |}}

Also known as »Hannibal«, »The Fair Quaker of Deal«

32-bar Jig 2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
<code>
A1  1-4	1st corners set forward, acknowledge, and turn single right back to place
    5-5	All meet partner
    6-7	1s cast down as 2s lead up
A2  1-4	2nd corners set forward, acknowledge, and turn single right back to place
    5-5	All meet partner
    6-7	2s cast down as 1s lead up
B1  1-2	1st corners advance, turning to end back to back in center
    3-4	2nd corners the same
    5-6	Take hands in a back ring and circle right half
B2  1-4	Lead neighbor out, turn, lead back
    5-6	All left hand turn partner</code>
Devised by: Walsh (18C) (1728)

Published in:
Whetherly Book 24 (Dances 17th, 18th, 19th Century) *

Recommended Music:
Fair Quaker of Deal

Published by John Walsh in both his New Country Dancing Master, 
3rd Book (London 1728) and his Third Book of the Compleat Dancing

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_hOZdwB6VQ

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