THE PHOENIX

Longways for Eight (4th Ed., 1670).

MUSICMOVEMENTS
Running-Step throughout the dance.
A11–4All lead up a double and fall back a double to places (r.s.).
5–8That again.
B11–4Partners set and turn single.
5–8That again.
A21–4First man crosses over and, followed by the other men, casts down outside the women and stands behind the fourth woman. Women turn and face the men.
5–8Each man takes the woman in front of him by both hands, puts her back a double and pulls her forward a double to her place.
B21–4All fall back two steps; each man changes places with the woman opposite him.
5–8That again.
A31–8Women do as the men did in A2.
B31–8Same as B2.
A41–4Fourth man and fourth woman cross over, and, followed by the third couple (not crossing), second couple (crossing), and first couple (not crossing), move down the middle to bottom place. All take hands in a ring.
5–8All hands-eight, once round.
B41–4Partners set and turn single.
5–8That again.
A51–4Each man turns the woman on his right.
5–8Men hands-four.
B51–4First and fourth women move forward a double, meet, and fall back a double to places, turning single as they do so; while second and third women do the same.
5–8Men do the same.
A61–4Each man turns his partner.
5–8Women hands-four.
B61–8Same as in B5, the men doing it first.
A71–8Each file the Straight-hey (Fig. 12, p.29), first man facing second woman, third man fourth woman, second man first woman, and fourth man third woman.
B71–4Partners set and turn single.
5–8That again.
A81–4Fourth man and fourth woman cross over, and, followed by third couple (not crossing), second couple (crossing), and first couple (not crossing), move up up the middle to the top place.
5–8Fourth man turns out to his left and, followed by the other men, casts down to his original place; while fourth woman turns out to her right and, followed by the other women, does the same.
B81–4Partners set and turn single.
5–8That again.

Note: This text is from a later edition. In the first edition it specifies skipping step for
the men (women) lead round in the first figure
the crossings down before the rushed circle left
the heys on the side, and
the lead up crossing and cast back to restore the original set.

A couple of style points handwritten in a copy owned by Susannah Sharp (Cecil Sharp's youngest daughter):-
In the crossing down to form the rushed circle the fourth woman should cross in front of ther partner, but the second couple should have the man go first.
However, in the crossings to get everyone back proper at the end she notes woman first in both cases.

Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart