Longways for as many as will; in two parts (7th Ed., 1686)
| MUSIC | MOVEMENTS | |
| First Part. | ||
| A | 1–4 | All face up and set-and-honour to the Presence. |
| 5–8 | Partners set-and-honour. | |
| 9–12 | Partners lead up a double and fall back a double to places. | |
| 13–16 | That again. | |
| Second Part. (Duple minor-set.) | ||
| A1 | 1–4 | Partners go back-to-back passing by the right. |
| 5–8 | That again passing by the left. | |
| 9–16 | First man and woman go the Figure-8 through second couple, first man passing counter-clockwise round second woman and clockwise round second man to place; while first woman passes clockwise round second man and counter-clockwise round second woman to place (sk.s.). | |
| A2 | 1–2 | Hands four half-way round (sl.s.). |
| 3–4 | All fall back a double. | |
| 5–8 | Partners cross over and change places (progressive). | |
| 9–12 | Right-hands-across. | |
| 13–16 | Left-hands-across. |
Nowadays generally danced with part 1 as an introduction, followed by several turns of Part 2,
followed by a finale of Part 1 in reverse: up a double and back twice, step and honour partner, Presence.
Generally danced to slow music (I doubt I have ever slipped the circle half the way Sharp tells us to). You
may feel the urge to follow the left-hands-across with a left shoulder back to back, followed by a right shoulder one. (Playford says "first man back to back on the right hand of his woman" which is ambiguous enough to give you licence.)
Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart