The two men take hands and fall back, then meet their Partners and turn S. the two we. doing the like afterwards. All four take hands and go half round and turn S. then half round and back again, then the double Figure, and the 1. cu. lead down the middle.
The first man cast off behind the second man, and turn his Partner once round; The first woman doing the same with the second man: The first cu. being in the second cu. place go the double Figure through the 3d. cu. and turn each other.
The first couple cast off below the second couple, set and cast up and cross over; then cast off below the 3d. couple, set and cast up and cross over; then lead up to the top and cast off and turn your Partner, then go the double figure, and right and left quite round.
The 1. and 2. man take hands, and lead through the women and turn The women do the same The 1. cu. cross over and go the half Figure Then go the double Figure through the third cu.
The 1. man goes in between the 2. cu. round the 2. man, and turn the 2. wo His Partner does the same likewise on her side Both clap sides and cast off, right and left quite round Then go the double Figure in the third cu. then turn his Partner
The 1. man set and turn single, then turn the 2. wo. The 1. wo. does the same Then the 1. cu. leads up and the 2. cu. leads down, then right and left quite round, clap and cast off, and double Figure at the bottom, clap and lead up and cast off.
The first Couple lead through the second Couple, and go withoutside below the third Couple, then lead up through the third Couple and cast up to their own Places. This to the first Strain play'd once. Then the double Figure round the second Couple, and Right and Left till they come into the second Couple's Place. This to the second Strain play'd once.
The first Man Figures between the 2d and 3d Men, and come up in his own Place again, and the Wo. double Figures at the top at the same Time Then the first Wo. Figure between the 2d and 3d We. and her Partner Figures at the Top Then change Places, the first Man with the 2d Wo. his Partner change at the same Time with the 2d Man, then lead his Partner through the 3d Couple and cast up, then Hands half round, then Right and Left to the Bottom.
The first Man turns the second Woman, then he and the second Man leads through the first and second Woman, and so come in their own Places again Then the first Woman begins and does the same Then both cast off and Clap twice and cast up to the Top, then Right and Left quite round, then cast off and double Figure between the third Couple, and so turn in out.
The 1. Man goes in between the 3. cu. round the 2. Man, and turn the 2. Wo. His Partner does the same likewise on her side Both clap sides and cast off, Then Right and Left quite round Then go the double Figure in the third cu. then turn his Partner
The first Couple lead forward and back again, then lead through the second Couple and cast up into your own places, then cast down again The first Couple lead down and up again, then leading thro' the second Couple cast down and up again Then first and second Men doubl Figure on the Womens side, the first Man casting down into the second Man's place Then the two Women do the same on the Mens side, Then the first Woman casting down
The first and second Man double Figure on the Woman's side, and then turn one another Then the first and second Women double Figure on the Mens side, and turn one another Then all four Hands round, then cross over and turn Partners
Note: The first and second Strain is to be Play'd twice over, and the last but once.
First Man double Figure round the 2d. and 3d. Man, the first Wo. do the same on her side, 'till in their own places Foot it to one another and turn S. Then Foot it to the sides and all four turn S First Man cast off and and turn the 3d. Cu. half round, and cast up into the 2d. Cu. place Then first Wo. cast off, and turn the 3d. Cu. half round, and cast up into the 2d. Cu. place Then first Cu. change places and Foot it, with their Backs to each other: Then each turn to the Right-hand and change places again and Foot it, and slide up on the out-side into your own places, then lead thro' the 2d. Cu. and turn single.
The first Man cast off and go tho' the third Couple, and cast up into the second Couples place Then the first Woman do the same Then the first Couple double Figure with the third Couple Then double Figure with the second Couple, and then turn Partners.
The first Man turn his Partner quite round with both Hands, then cast off behind the 2d. Couple and double Figure with the second Couple Then double Figure with the third Couple, and lead thro' the top, then cast down into the second Couples place
The first Man turn his Partner half round, then making a little stop turn her into her own place The two Men and the two Women turn one another half round, making a little stop, and turn into your own places The first and 2d Man double Figure on the Womens side, and turn one another 'till in your own places; then the first Man cast off Then the Women double Figure on the Men's side, and turn 'till in your own places; then first Woman cast down.
The Dancing Master, 1726, Ed: 3.2
Duple Minor
16 matches.
Sources
In 1651 (1650 in the old Julian calendar) John Playford published the first
edition of The English Dancing Master. In 1652 he published the second
edition and shortened the title to The Dancing Master. He continued to
publish new editions containing new dances until 1686 after which his son Henry
took over. In 1706 John Young printed the work until the
last edition in 1728. Online scans of many of these editions are available from
the International Music Score Library Project,
while the Library of Congress hosts
the 10th edition, and the Library of Dance hosts the fourth
edition of the second volume.
But by far the most useful sources are Robert Keller's and
Scott Pfitzinger's sites
which each contain a scan of every Playford dance ever printed.
In 1699 Thomas Bray published Country Dances: Being A Composition Entirely New,
with online scans available at the Library of Dance
In 1705 John Walsh began publishing an annual collection of 24 new dances for
each year until 1766. He published several collections which were the work of
the dancing master, Nathaniel Kynaston. Not all of his books have survived, and
I have found even fewer of them. The Library of Dance
has scans for the years 1711, 1714, 1716, and 1718. The British Library,
the Library of Congress, the National Library of Ireland, Bodlean Library,
Harvard University Library and University of New Hampshire, Durham have physical
copies. Books published by Andrew Shaw, Philipe Callens and Pat Shaw have
facsimilies of the dances they have interpreted.
In 1726 John and William Neal published A Choice Collection of Country
Dances in Dublin. There is a physical copy in the National Library of Ireland,
and printed facsimiles in Jackson and Fogg's book of the same name.
Sometime between 1620 and 1650 the Lovelace Manuscript was written. The
original rests in the Houghton Library at Harvard University, while an online
transcript may be found on Contra Fusion.
Sometime around 1679 the Sloan Manuscript was written. The original
rests in the British Library, but an online transcript may be found on
Andrew Swaine's site.
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