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The King's Maggot, or, New York

1718 Longways for six proper
Tune: King's Maggot

   A1    9  First couple cross and cast below second couple
         3  First couple turns both hands below (end facing down)
   A2    6  First couple lead through third and cast up
         6  And turn both hands once. (Now in second place, proper.)
   B     6  First couple pass right and turn right hand corner
         6  First couple turn left
   B     6  First couple turn left hand corner
         6  First couple turn left
   C1   12  First man hey with third couple, first lady hey with seconds
   C2   12  Change ends and hey with other couple
   D     6  First couple back-to-back
            End facing third couple, as seconds face partner
        18  Whole-set hey, with extra change for first couple to 
            move to bottom

video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1CVbBwFPVU

King's Maggot: Or, New York

John Young, 1718
Long set, 3 cpls.
Andrew Shaw 2017.
Tune: King's Maggot

AI 1-2 Ist cpl. cross R. and move down the outside into 2nd place, 2n cpl. leading 
       up into Ist place. 
   3-4 Ist cpl. 2-hand turn once round. 
AI 1-2 Ist cpl. (improper) lead down through 3rd cpl. and cast back up into 
       middle place. 
   3-4 Ist cpl. 2-hand turn three quarters round to face on the centre line and pass 
       R. to face out between the end cpls.
BI 1-2 Ist cnrs. (Ist man & 3rd woman, Ist woman & 2nd man) L-hand turn three quarters 
       round, Ist cpl. finishing in middle place improper, then 
   3-4 Ist cpl. R-hand turn once round. 
B2 1-2 2nd cnrs. (Ist man & 2nd woman, Ist woman & 3rd man) L-hand turn three quarters 
       round, Ist cpl. finishing between the other end cpls., then 
   3-4 Ist cpl. R-hand turn three quarters round into middle place proper, Ist man 
       facmg up, Ist woman facing down.
CI 1-4 Ist man & 2nd cpl, Ist woman & 3rd cp], hey(or 3 across the set, Ist man & 2nd
       woman, Ist woman &. 3rd man, passing R. to begin. 
C2 1-4 Ist man & 3rd cpl.  Ist woman & 2 cpl.  hey for 3 across the set Ist man & 3rd 
       woman, Ist woman & 2nd man, passing L. to begin, Ist cpl. finishing back in middle 
       place proper'.
DI 1-4 Ist cpl. back-to-back R., finishing close (3 + 3 steps), then turn S. R., looping 
       out of the set and finishing back in line (6 steps). 
DI 1-4 Ist & 3rd cpls., ptns. facing, R. &. L. 2 changes, then ptns. R-hand turn half 
       round, finishing close and falling back into line (3 + 3 + 6 steps).
         Repeat x 2

Note on the tune:
The tune has northern antecedents. It is made up of strains 1, 2, 3 and 6 of the 8-strain Ribchester Bridge Hornpipe from Thomas Marsden's Collection Of Original Lancashire Hornpipes, Old and Nero, published by Henry Playford in 1705, and appears as Ne'er York (~ith the C k D strains reversed) in An Extraordinary Collection Of Pleasant & Merry Hurnou's, never before Published, Containing Hornpipe's, Jigg s, North Cuntry Frisk's, Morris's, Bagpipe Hornpipe's, and Round's …, published by Daniel Wright in [1715]. It has the typical 4-bar variation form and rhythmic pattern of the Lancashire hornpipe.

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