For four; in three parts (1st Ed., 1650).
MUSIC | MOVEMENTS | |
First Part. | ||
A | 1–4 | Couples move forward a double, meet, and fall back a double to places (w.s.). |
5–8 | That again. | |
B1 | 1–4 | First man and second woman face down; first woman and second man face up. All fall back a double and move forward a double. |
5–8 | First man and second woman turn with the right hands and fall back to places; while second man and first woman do the same. | |
B2 | 1–4 | All fall back a double and move forward a double to places. |
5–8 | Partners turn with the left hands. | |
Second Part. | ||
A1 | 1–4 | Partners side. |
5–8 | Contraries side. | |
B1, B2 | As in First Part. | |
Third Part. | ||
A1 | 1–4 | Partners arm with the right. |
5–8 | Contraries arm with the left. | |
B1, B2 | As in First Part. |
Although Cecil Sharp doesn't say so here he assumes the set is couple facing couple across the room, and the "first man and second woman" are the top two people and "second man and first woman" the bottoms.
i.e. a very short Becket formation with the couple with the man nearest the presence being the first couple.
Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart