DRIVE THE COLD WINTER AWAY

Longways for as many as will; in three parts (1st Ed., 1650)

	MUSIC	MOVEMENTS
		First Part.
A	1–4	Partners lead up a double and fall back a double to places.
	5–8	That again.
B1	1–8	First man take two steps backward and moves down the middle (r.s.), turns the last woman but one counter-clockwise and then the last woman clockwise (sk.s.), falling back into the last place on his own side (r.s.); while the second man, followed by the rest of the men, crosses over, passes between first and second women, casts off to his left and goes down the men’s side, meeting the first man (sk.s.).
B2	1–8	First man take two steps backward and moves up the middle (r.s.), turns the second woman clockwise and then the first woman counter-clockwise (sk.s.), falling back into his own place (r.s.); while the second man, followed by the rest of the men, crosses over, passes between the last two women, casts off to his right and moves up the men’s side to his place (sk.s.).
		Second Part.
A	1–4	Partners side.
	5–8	That again.
B1	1–8	First woman take two steps backward and moves down the middle (r.s.), turns the last man but one clockwise and then the last man counter-clockwise (sk.s.), falling back into the last place on her own side (r.s.); while the second woman, followed by the rest of the women, crosses over, passes between first and second men, casts off to her right and dances down her own side, meeting the first woman (sk.s.).
B2	1–8	First woman take two steps backward and moves up the middle (r.s.), turns the second man counter-clockwise and then the first man clockwise (sk.s.), and falls back into her own place (r.s.); while the second woman, followed by the rest of the women, crosses over, passes between the last two men, casts off to her left and dances up the women’s side to her place (sk.s.).
		Third Part.
A	1–4	Partners arm with the right.
	5–8	Partners arm with the left.
B1, B2		As in First Part.

Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart