THE OLD MOLE

Longways for Six (1st Ed., 1650).

MUSICMOVEMENTS



A11–4All lead up a double and fall back a double to places (r.s.).
5–8Partners set and turn single.
A21–8All that again.
A31–4All face left wall, move forward a double and fall back a double to places (r.s.).
5–8Partners set and turn single.
A41–4All face right wall, move forward a double and fall back a double to places (r.s.).
5–8Partners set and turn single.
A51–4First man and third woman meet and fall back to places (r.s.).
5–8First woman and third man change places (r.s.).
A61–8First woman and third man the same.
A71–8Second man and second woman the same.
A81–4Second and third woman take hands, move forward a double and fall back a double to places; while first and second men do the same (r.s.).
5–8Second and third women, raising their arms, cross over to the women's side; while the third man passes under their arms and crosses to the men's side. Simultaneously, first and second men cross over to the men's side in like manner, the first woman passing under their arms (r.s.).
A91–8Second and third men move forward and back and change places with the third woman, as in A8; while first and second women do the same (r.s.).
A101–8Same as A8.
A111–8Same as A9.
A121–4First man and third woman meet and fall back to places (r.s.).
5–8First man and third woman change places (r.s.).
A131–8First woman and third man the same.
A141–8Second man and second woman the same.
A151–2Men take hands and move forward a double; while the women do the same (r.s.).
3–4First and third men and first and third women fall back a double to places (r.s.).
5–8First man turns third man; and first woman turns third woman; while second man turns his partner.
A161–4First man sides with third man, and first woman with third woman; while second man sides with his partner (r.s.).
5–8Each man turns his partner.
A171–8Men the Straight-hey-for-three (Fig. 12, p.29), on their own side (sk.s.).
A181–8Women the whole-hey on their own side (sk.s.).
A191–8Circular-hey (Fig. 10, p.25), first man and first woman passing by the right (sk.s.).
A201–8That again.
A211–4First man casts off to the lower end, followed by second and third men; while the women do the same (sk.s.).
5–8First man casts off to the top, followed by second and third men; while the women do the same (sk.s.).
A221–8Same as A21.



Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart