Square for eight; in three parts (3rd Ed., 1665). Numbering clockwise.
MUSIC | MOVEMENTS | |
First Part. | ||
A | 1–4 | All move forward a double, meet, and fall back a double to places. |
5–8 | That again. | |
B1 | 1 | Men honour their partners. |
2 | Men honour the women on the left. | |
3–6 | Men hands-four, half-way round, clockwise, and fall into opposite places (r.s.). | |
7 | Women honour the men on their left. | |
8 | Women honour the men on their right. | |
9–12 | Women hands-four, half-way round, clockwise, and fall each beside her partner (r.s.). | |
B2 | 1 | Men honour their partners. |
2 | Men honour the women on the left. | |
3–6 | Men hands-four, half-way round, counter-clockwise, to places (r.s.). | |
7 | Women honour the men on their left. | |
8 | Women honour the men on their right. | |
9–12 | Women hands-four, half-way round, counter-clockwise, and fall into their own places beside their partners (r.s.). | |
Second Part. | ||
A | 1–4 | Partners side (w.s). |
5–8 | That again. | |
B1 | 1 | Partners take right hands, raise them, and move a single to the right. |
2 | Partners take left hands, raise them, and move a single to the left. | |
3–6 | The circular-hey (Fig.10 p.49); partners giving right hands to each other, and then left to the next (two changes) (r.s.). | |
7–12 | Movement continued as in bars 1–6, all moving round one more place. | |
B2 | 1–12 | Movement continued, as in B1, to places. |
Third Part. | ||
A | 1–4 | Partners arm with the right. |
5–8 | Partners arm with the left, and first and third men lead their partners forward to face second and fourth couples respectively. | |
B1 | 1 | First and second couples honour each other; while third and fourth couples do the same. |
2 | Partners honour each other. | |
3–6 | First and second couples hands-four, half-way round, while third and fourth couples do the same. Second and fourth couples, men leading their partners, fall back into first and third couples places' respectively; simultaneously first and third couples lead forward and face fourth and second couples (i.e., second and fourth couples move one place counter-clockwise and take up positions facing centre; while first and third couples move on one place clockwise and take up positions with their backs to the centre). | |
7 | First and fourth couples honour each other; while second and third couples do the same. | |
8 | Partners honour each other. | |
9–12 | First and fourth couples hands-four, half-way round; while second and third couples do the same. Movement continued as in Bars 3–6. | |
B2 | 1–12 | Movement continued, as in B1, to places. |
Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart