Longways for eight; in three parts (1st Ed., 1650).
| MUSIC | MOVEMENTS | |
| Running-step throughout the dance. | ||
| First Part. | ||
| A1 | 1–4 | All lead up a double and fall back a double to places. |
| 5–8 | Partners set-and-honour. | |
| A2 | 1–8 | All that again. |
| A3 | 1–4 | First and fourth couples face each other, meet and go back-to-back, staying in the second and third places respectively; while second couple casts up into the first place, and third couple casts down into fourth place. |
| 5–8 | First man and first woman cast up to the top, and return down the middle to the same places; while fourth man and fourth woman cast down to the bottom, and return up the middle to the same places. | |
| A4 | 1–8 | Movement repeated to places, second and third couples meeting, going back-to-back, etc. |
| Second Part. | ||
| A1 | 1–4 | Hands-all, half-way round, facing outward. |
| 5–8 | Partners set-and-honour. | |
| A2 | 1–4 | Hands-all, half-way round, counter-clockwise, facing outward to places. |
| 5–8 | Partners set-and-honour. | |
| A3 | 1–4 | As in A3, First Part. |
| 5–8 | First and fourth couples hands-four, facing outward. | |
| A4 | 1–8 | As in A3, second and third couples meeting, going back-to-back, etc. |
| Third Part. | ||
| A1 | 1–4 | Partners turn once-and-a-half round and change places (sk.s.). |
| 5–6 | First and second men, third and fourth men, first and second women, and third and fourth women turn half-way round and change places. | |
| 7–8 | Partners set. | |
| A2 | 1–8 | All that again to places. |
| A3 | 1–4 | First and fourth couples face each other and meet; while second and third couples cast up and down respectively into first and fourth places. |
| 5–8 | First and fourth men and women clap their hands and go right-hands-across. | |
| A4 | 1–8 | Movement repeated to places, second and third couples meeting, clapping hands, etc. |
| Alternative Version: | ||
| A3 | 1–2 | First man and fourth woman move forward, meet and join right hands; while second man casts up into first place and third woman casts down into fourth place (r.s.). |
| 3–4 | First woman and fourth man move forward, meet and join right hands; while second woman casts up into first place and third man casts down into fourth place. | |
| 5–8 | First and fourth couples right-hands-across once round. | |
| A4 | 1–8 | Movement continued to places, second man and third woman meeting, joining hands, etc. |
This is from a later version — although the initial Running-step throughout the dance> is not strictly correct since the turn once-and-a-half in the third introduction is flagged (sk.s.).
In the first edition there was no initial comment and (r.s.) scattered everywhere, except both the turn once-and-a-half and the following turn half-way were flagged (sk.s.) (the latter surely a genuine typo rather than intended).
In a copy once owned by Susannah Sharp (Cecil Sharp's youngest daughter) the first version of the third part is crossed out.
The Round does the alternative version of the Third Part. (Agreeing with Susannah Sharp, above)
Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart