Square for eight; in three parts (1st Ed., 1650). Numbering clockwise.
| MUSIC | MOVEMENTS | |
| First Part. | ||
| A1 | 1–2 | First man leads forward first woman (w.s.). |
| 3–4 | First man passes between second man and second woman, turns to his left, and returns behind the second woman to his place; while first woman passes between fourth man and fourth woman, turns to her right, and returns behind fourth man to her place (r.s.). | |
| 5–8 | The third couple the same; the man passing between fourth man and fourth woman, the woman between second man and second woman. | |
| A2 | 1–4 | The second couple the same; the man passing between third man and third woman, the woman between first man and first woman. |
| 5–8 | The fourth couple the same; the man passing between first man and first woman, the woman between third man and third woman. | |
| B1 | 1–2 | First and third men cross over and change places (r.s.). |
| 3–4 | First and third women the same (r.s.). | |
| 5–8 | First and third couples right-hands-across, half-way round to places (sk.s.). | |
| B2 | 1–8 | Second and fourth couples the same; second and fourth men stand each behind his partner. |
| Second Part. | ||
| A1 | 1–4 | First man passes between second man and woman, and takes third woman’s place; while first woman passes between fourth man and fourth woman into third man’s place (r.s.). |
| Simultaneously, third man and third woman cross over and take, respectively, first woman’s and first man’s places (r.s.). | ||
| 5–8 | Third man passing between fourth man and fourth woman retuns to his place; while third woman passing between second man and second woman does the same (r.s.). | |
| Simultaneously, first man and first woman cross over into their places (r.s.). | ||
| First and third men then stand behind their respective partners. | ||
| A2 | 1–8 | The second and fourth couples do the same as first and third couples in A1. |
| B1 | 1–8 | First and third couples, standing in single file, dance the straight-hey (Fig.12, p.53), the first and third women first meeting and passing by the right (eight changes) |
| B2 | 1–8 | Second and fourth couples do the same. |
| Third Part. | ||
| A1 | 1–4 | The four men turn outward, each to his left, and, passing behind their partners, move round one place, counter-clockwise. |
| 5–8 | The four women turn outward, each to her right, and move round one place, clockwise. | |
| A2 | 1–4 | Men move round counter-clockwise another place. |
| 5–8 | Women do the same, clockwise. | |
| (Partners now stand side by side, first and third couples in each other’s places, and second and fourth couples the same.) | ||
| B1 | 1–4 | First and third men go back-to-back with their opposites, passing by the right (r.s.). |
| 5–6 | First man and third woman meet, take right hands and change places; while third man and first woman do the same (r.s.). | |
| 7–8 | First and third men take their partners by the left hand and change places (r.s.). (First and third couples are now in their own places.) | |
| B2 | 1–8 | Second and fourth couples do the same as first and third couples in B1. |
Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart