Round for eight; in three parts (4th Ed., 1670).
Numbering clockwise
MUSIC | MOVEMENTS | |
First Part. | ||
A | 1–8 | Hands-all, eight slips clockwise, and eight slips counter-clockwise to places. |
B1 | 1–2 | First man moves in front of his partner, and faces her (r.s.). |
3–4 | First man moves back a double into the centre, followed by his partner (r.s.). | |
5–8 | Second couple does the same. | |
B2 | 1–4 | Third couple does the same. |
5–8 | Fourth couple does the same. All the men are now in the middle, facing their partners. | |
Second Part. | ||
A | 1–4 | Partners side (r.s.). |
5–8 | That again. | |
B1 | 1–2 | First man shakes his partner by the right hand three times, on the first and middle beats of the first bar, and on the first beat of the second bar. |
3–4 | First man turns his partner half-way round with his right hand, and changes places with her. | |
5–8 | Second couple does the same. | |
B2 | 1–4 | Third couple does the same. |
5–8 | Fourth couple does the same. All the women are now in the middle, facing their partners. | |
Third Part. | ||
A | 1–4 | Partners arm with the right. |
5–8 | Partners arm with the left. | |
B1 | 1–2 | First man taps his partner’s right foot with his right foot three times, on the first and middle beats of the first bar, and on the first beat of the second bar. |
3–4 | First woman moves out into her original place (r.s.). | |
5–8 | Second couple does the same. | |
B2 | 1–4 | Third couple does the same. |
5–8 | Fourth couple does the same. | |
Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart