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-Parson'​s Farewell ​  ​2 couples ​+====== ​Parson'​s Farewell ​====== 
 +2 couples ​facing\\ 
 +Playford'​s The English Dancing Master of 1651.\\  
 +Interpreted by Colin Hume in 2020\\ 
 +Recording: {{ ::​music:​oxford_circus-parsons_farewell-bnah5-20.mp3.zip |}} 
        
 <​code>​ <​code>​
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    Men rise, women rise, all rise 4 times; turn contrary. ​    Men rise, women rise, all rise 4 times; turn contrary. ​
    ​Repeat,​ women rising first.    ​Repeat,​ women rising first.
 +   
    Lead partner in R hand, lead contrary out R hand;     Lead partner in R hand, lead contrary out R hand; 
    and back L hand, fall back with partner to places.    and back L hand, fall back with partner to places.
 +   
    Men cross offering R hand but giving L, pass by L     Men cross offering R hand but giving L, pass by L 
    and turn contrary R (sk.s.); men cross back L and turn partner R.     and turn contrary R (sk.s.); men cross back L and turn partner R. 
 +   
    Women cross offering L, but giving R, pass by R and turn contrary L;     Women cross offering L, but giving R, pass by R and turn contrary L; 
    cross back R and turn partner L.    cross back R and turn partner L.
 +   
    ​Partners take both hands and slip in,     ​Partners take both hands and slip in, 
-   take contrary both hands and slip out; +   take contrary both hands and slip out; 
 +    ​
    slip in, fall back R hand with partner.    slip in, fall back R hand with partner.
    ​Partners turn R hands, men cross R, all face partners; ​    ​Partners turn R hands, men cross R, all face partners; ​
    ​circular hey 2 changes, partners half turn.    ​circular hey 2 changes, partners half turn.
 +   
    ​Immediately partners turn L, women cross L, face partners; ​    ​Immediately partners turn L, women cross L, face partners; ​
    hey 2 changes, partners half turn.</​code>​    hey 2 changes, partners half turn.</​code>​
 +**Another version** ​
 +<​code>​
 +MUSIC. MOVEMENTS
 +  First Part.
 +A  1-4 Both couples move forward a double, meet, and fall back a 
 +         ​double to places (r.s.).
 +   5-8 That again.
 +B  1-4 Partners set and turn single.
 +   5-8 That again.
 +   
 +C  1-2 First man, with his left hand, leads his partner a double ​
 +         ​toward the left wall; while second man, with his left hand, 
 +         leads his partner a double toward the right wall (r.s.).
 +   3-4 Both couples turn round and face each other; the men, with 
 +         their right hands, lead their partners a double to places (r.s.).
 +   ​5-6 ​  All turn single.
 +   
 +  7-10   First man, with his right hand, leads second woman up a double, ​
 +         turns round and, with his left hand, leads her down a double to 
 +         her place; while second man, with his right hand, leads first woman 
 +         down a double, turns round and, with his left hand, leads her 
 +         up a double to her place (r.s.).
 +  11-12  All turn single.
 +  ​
 + ​Second Part.
 +A  1-4   ​Partners side with each other.
 +   5-8 That again.
 +B  1-8 The same as B in First Part.
 +C  1-12  The same as C in First Part.
  
 +Third Part.
 +A  1-4 Partners arm with the right.
 +   5-8 Partners arm with the left.
 +B  1-8 The same as B in First Part.
 +C 1-12 The same as C in First Part.
 +</​code>​
  
 +Video: https://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=3X4wpEIOZIM&​feature=relmfu\\
 +or  https://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=48feeLruOJc
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