Have at thy Coat, Old Woman

Lead up forward and back, set and turn S That again First cu. lead a D. forward and back to the 2. cross, and turn each the 2. then turn your own in the 2. place ·: Do this Change to the last, the rest following and doing the like.

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Sides all, set and turn S. That again First cu. cross over, and go each behind the 2. and peep three times, then then turn your own in the 2. place ·: Do this Change to the last, the rest following and doing the like.

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Arms all, set and turn S. That again First cu. cross over and go between the 2. then cross over again like the Figure of 8, falling into the 2. place ·: Do this to the last, the rest following and doing the like.

I am confused by Playford's music here. He says it is in 6/4 time, but everyone else says cut time. Each strain is 4 bars, and Playford gives 8 bars to do "arm right, set and turn single, arm left, set and turn single". I just don't believe it. I think it is more likely the standard sequence takes 16 bars as it always does, and Playford simply didn't notice that the A strain was only 4 bars.

I have organized this dance differently than Playford did. The dance consists of the standard three introductions (up a double, siding, and arming) each followed by set and turn single, and then a progressive sequence. In Playford's day the introduction would be done and then the progressive sequence would run until everyone was back where s/he started, then the next introduction and the next sequence. I treat the introduction and subsequent progressive figure as a unit, and I cycle through the three parts instead of letting each part run to completion.

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