Dancing Master 1651
Charles Bolton
four-couple longways set (couples 3&4 improper)

A Ptns lead up a double, fall back: turn in to face down: lead down a double, fall back.
B In fours, corners Cross, 1st Rsh, 2nd Lsh. Middle women cross Rsh, middle men Lsh.
C End couples 2-hand turn ptn one and a half times (skip step). Face nbr and repeat.
D New end couples cross Rsh and move outside nbrs to the nearer middle place as the
  middles wait 4 beats, then lead out to the nearer end place. All set forward to ptn,
  acknowledge, and turn single back. (progression 2413)

The dance is then repeated from progressed places 3 times, to end in original places,
Substituting the following introductions for the ‘A’ section:
Turn 2: Ptns side into line Rsh, then Lsh. Turn 3: Ptns arm R, then arm L.
Turn 4: Lead down a double, fall back: turn in to face up: lead up a double, fall back.

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Johnson 1750
Charles Bolton
three-couple longways

A1 Couple 1 lead briskly to the bottom of the set, cast back up to the middle (couple 2
   moving up), half figure 8 up through the top couple to end in middle piace, 
   improper and face ptn, as couple 2 face down and couple 3 face up.
A2 All set, moving forward, and cross Rsh (couples 2&3 with nbr on the line). All
   face across to pt: proper, 2-hand turn, and take hands in a ring of 6
B1 Slip ring to the L, and back to the R. Middles face down, bottoms up, tops ptn.
B2 Rights and lefts for 6 all the way round (6 changes). (progression 312)

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Dancing Mastey 1713
longways proper

A1 Couple 1 face up, couple 2 down. All gipsy Rsh this nbr on the line, and in the
   same fours, circle L. 
A2 Couple 1 wide cast down as couple 2 turn in to ptn and lead up, all to progressed
   places. All back to back ptn Rsh. 
B1 Couple 2 wide cast down as couple 1 set symmetrically up and back and lead up.
B2 Similarly, couple 1 cast down as couple 2 set, lead up, and stay facing up 
C1 Double figure 8, couple 2 casting to begin. 
C2 Symmetrical back to back, couple 1 up between. All face ptn and 2-hand turn, 
   opening out to face the same nbr, couple 1 facing up, couple 2 down, to continue

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Dancing Master 1713
Charles Bolton
three-couple longways

A1 Couple 1 cross Rsh, move down to middle place (couple 2 lead up on beats 5-8)
   and 2-hand turn.
A2 Couple 1 cross Lsh, move to the bottom (couple 3 lead up on beats 5-8) and
   2-hand turn as couples 2&3 circle L halfway and half 2-hand turn ptn.
B1 1-4 Couple 1 lead up to the top and cast to the middle (middles moving down).
   5-8 M3&W1 move up or down the middle, passing Lsh and acknowledging,
       turn R to loop c/w round nbr and return to place. As soon as there is room,
       M1&W3 gipsy Lsh. At the same time, couple 2 face ptn and gipsy Rsh.
B2 Couple 1 lead down through couple 2 and cast back. All 2-hand turn ptn.
   (progression 312)

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Dancing Master 1713
Charles Bolton
longways, couple 2 improper

Al Face nbr and change places, as in "Hole in the wall’ (i.e. half gipsy Rsh, ending
   close and falling back). RH star halfway and turn single L to face ptn
A2 Pass ptn Rsh, acknowledging, in 3 steps, and close, doing a quarter turn to
   face nbr. Pass nbr Lsh similarly, and end facing ptn. Couple 1 wide cast up
   as couple 2 two-hand turn, moving down, all to original places.
B Back to back ptn Rsh. Facing ptn, clap own hands once, then clap M's RH to W's LH
  face nbr, clap own hands again, then M's LH to W's RH. Couple 1 wide cast down
  as couple 2 two-hand turn, moving up, to face the new nbr.

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Johnson 1750
Charles Bolton
three-couple longways

A1 All foot it to ptn. Couples 182 R&L, 2 changes, as couple 3 two-hand turn.
A2 All foot it to ptn. Couples 1&3 R&L, 2 changes, as couple 2 two-hand turn.
B1 Couple 1 cross Rsh, move up to the middle, cross Lsh and move to the top.
   Couple 1 lead to the bottom (8) as couple 2 face down, couple 3 face up and
   those 2 couples set forward to nbr on the line and cross well over, passing Rsh.
   Couple 1 cast up to the middle as the others set forward to ptn, and pass Lsh.
A2 All are now proper. Couples 1&2 (at the bottom) take hands-4 and circle L&R
   as the top couple R&LH turn. Couples 1&3 (at the top) R&L, 4 changes
   as the bottom couple R&LH turn. (progression 312)

For ‘foot it’ in A1&2, simply set R&L twice

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Dancing Master 1651
Charles Bolton
four-couple longways: couples 1&2 improper

Figure 1

A      Facing partner, fall back a double and move forward. Lead up a double and fall back 
B1 1-2 Face the man's wall and go forward a double. Those in the lead turn R to face ptn.
   3-4 Cross Rsh ptn, and the rear line turn R about so that all face the woman's wall.
   5-8 Set R&L, and go forward a double to place, having changed place with ptn.
B2 1-8 Still facing the woman's wall, repeat B1 from these places to end home. Face pin.

Figure 2
A      Partners side into line Rsh, then Lsh
B1 1-4 End couples lead in to meet and set R&L to opposite as the middles fall back a
       double and slip 4 small steps straight up or down to face the nearer end place.
   5-8 New middles circle L as the others set forward into the end places, and turn single R
B2 1-8 Repeat B1 from these positions, ending in home places.

Figure 3
A       Partners arm R and arm L. 
B1 1-4 ‘Hole in the wall’ cross with ptn, and take hands in lines of four
   5-8 The middles continue to fall back, bringing the ends into two circles of 4
       Circle L halfway and open out into two lines across the room, not facing partners
B2 1-8 Repeat B1 from these positions, ending in home places.

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Dancing Master 1698
Charles Bolton
longways, couple 1 improper

A1 1-3 Couple 1 cast (6), couple 2 moving up on beats 3-6
   4-6 All step R & honour partner (2) and turn single L (4).
A2 1-6 Repeat A1, couple 2 casting. All face neighbour on the line
B1 1-4 M1 moves down the middle and turns L, moves a/c/w round W2, acknowledging
       her as he passes, and returns to place (8) as W1 moves parallel with her partner
       down the outside round M2 and back up the middle to place,
   5-6 All face ptn, cross Rsh, and face neighbour (4).
B2 1-4 Couple 2 repeat the movements of couple 1in B1, W2 moving up the middle
       and M2 up the outside, again moving a/c/w round neighbour, and back to place:
   5-6 All face partner. Beginning with partner, two quick changes of rights and lefts.

The original title was “Lincoln or Bolton”.