The music is in 3-time.
A: 1st man R-hand turn 2nd woman - when he reaches the bottom he comes up outside 2nd man to place.
B: 1st woman L-hand turn 2nd man, up outside 2nd woman to place.
C: All fall back 6 steps with neighbour. Forward 3, turn single.
D: Three changes with hands, then twos cast onto the end of a line facing up.
E: Lead up 3 steps and back (stay in the line). Ones lead up and cast while twos meet and lead up.
This is Cecil Sharp's interpretation. See notes at https://colinhume.com/instr.ht