Longways for eight; in two parts (1st Ed., 1650)
MUSIC | MOVEMENTS | |
First Part. | ||
A | 1–4 | All, facing up, set-and-honour to the Presence. |
5–8 | Partners set-and-honour. | |
B1 | 1–2 | First and second men, joining inside hands, fall back a double, their partners doing the same; while third and fourth men and their partners do the same. |
3–4 | Releasing hands, partners set, falling back with the single on the right foot, and moving forward with the single on the left. | |
5–8 | Partners cross over and change places. | |
B2 | 1–8 | Same again to places. |
Second Part. | ||
A | 1–4 | Top man leads his partner a double half-way down the middle and honours her. |
5–8 | Top man leads his partner a double to the bottom and honours her (the other three couples moving up one place). | |
B1, B2 | As in First Part. | |
These movements are repeated three times to places. | ||
Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart