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Mr. Lane’s Maggot

Henry Playford, 1695
3 couple longways set, proper
Recording: mr_lanes_maggot_061-fh05.mp3.zip

A1  8 1s short cast to middle place, 2s moving up
      1s lead down through 3s & cast back to middle place
      1s set
A2: 8 1s Short cast to 3rd pl
      Lead to the top
      Cast to middle pl
      2s Wait 8 counts Cast to 3rd pl
      3s Lead up to middle pl
      Cast back to bottom
      Lead to the top
B1 8 Left diagonals, L-hand turn once
     Right diagonals, R-hand turn once ending :
     1s & 3s in a line of 4 facing up, 1s in middle (3rd man
     finishes his R-hand turn & moves straight out to the end
     of line on the men’s side); 2s facing up, standing below
     the line of 4
B2 8 Line of 4 & 2s both lead up a double & fall back
     3s gate the 1s ¾ round into 2nd place while 2s turn 2-
     hands
     order is 3-1-2 

Notes: A2 is confusing as written in that it separates all the pieces by couple.

Another view of A2:
1st 4 bars are egg-beaters for C1 and C3 at the bottom.(C1 cast while C3 lead, then C3 cast while C1 lead). last 4 bars of A2: C1 don't stop, but keep going in lead to top and cast to 2nd place, while C2 (at top) cast to bottom, C3 follow C1 to top.

Mr. Lane’s Maggot

3 2/2 Dm
Andrew Shaw Interpretation

A1        1st couple cast down one place, 2nd couple moving up, 
             lead down through 3rd couple and cast up 
             to 2nd place, and set.
A2        1st couple cast down one place and lead back up 
          as 3rd couple lead up and cast down.
          1st couple lead to top and cast back to 2nd place 
          as 2nd couple cast to bottom of set
          and 3rd couple lead to top of set. 
            (Progression: 3 1 2)
B1        L diagonals (1st woman and 2nd man, 
          1st man and 3rd woman) L-hand turn.
          R diagonals R-hand turn, ending with 1st 
          and 3rd couples in a line of 
          four facing up, 1st couple in middle, 
          3rd couple on the ends, all proper
B2        All (the line of four and also the 2nd couple) 
          lead up a double and fall back.
          3rd couple gate 1st couple ¾ around into 
          2nd place, while 2nd couple two-hand turn.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfeT41WppOI

Mr. Lane belongs to that group of middle ranking dancing masters active in the late 17th/ early 18th centuries who have left few traces.

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