JACK A LENT

Longways for six; in six parts (1st Ed., 1650)

MUSICMOVEMENTS
First Part.
A11–4Partners lead up a double and fall back a double to places.
5–8That again.
B11–4Top dancer on the men’s side changes places with the middle dancer on the opposite side and both turn single.
5–8The same dancer changes places with the bottom dancer on the opposite side and both turn single.
A21–8As in A1.
B21–8Top dancer on the women’s side does as the top dancer on the men’s side did in B1.
A31–8As in A1.
B31–8As in B1.
A41–8As in A1.
B41–8As in B2.
A51–8As in A1.
B51–8As in B1.
A61–8As in A1.
B61–8As in B2 to places.
Second Part.
A11–8As in A1, First Part.
B11–8First man and first woman cross over, cast down and cross over again between second and third couples, cast down below the third couple and fall into third place (sk.s.), the second and third couples moving up one place.
A21–8As in A1.
B21–8Second couple do as first couple did in B1.
A31–8As in A1.
B31–8Third couple do as first couple did in B1.
Third Part.
A11–8As in A1, First Part.
B11Partners face and join both hands. First and second couples change places, the first couple going between and under the arms of the second couple (sk.s.).
2First and third couples change places, third couple going under the arms of the first couple.
3Second and third couples change places, second couple going under the arms of the third couple.
4First and second couples change places, first couple going under the arms of the second couple.
5First and third couples change places, third couple going under the arms of the first couple.
6Second and third couples change places, second couple going under the arms of the third couple.
7–8First man and first woman cast down to the bottom (sk.s.), second and third couples moving up one place.
A21–8As in A1.
B21–8As in B1, second and third couples beginning the movement, and second man and woman casting down.
A31–8As in A1.
B21–8As in B1 to places, third and first couples beginning the movement, and third man and woman casting down.
Fourth Part.
A11–8As in A1, First Part.
B11–8First man does down the middle (r.s.), turns third man half-way round clockwise, and the second man the whole way round counter-clockwise, and then casts down to the bottom (sk.s.), second and third men moving up one place; while first woman goes down the middle, turns third woman half-way round counter-clockwise, and the second woman the whole way round clockwise, and then casts down to the bottom (sk.s.), second and third women moving up one place.
A21–8As in A1, First Part.
B21–8As in B1, second and second woman going down the middle, turning the two men and women respectively, and casting off.
A31–8As in A1, First Part.
B21–8As in B1 to places, third man and third woman going down the middle, turning, and casting off.
Fifth Part.
A11–4First man and last woman meet, turn, and fall back to places.
5–8First woman and last man do the same.
B11–8First man goes back two steps, moves down the middle, turns the last man once-and-a-half round and falls into the last place on the men’s side, second and third men moving up one place; while first woman goes down the middle, turns the last woman once-and-a-half round and falls into last place on her own side, second and third women moving up one place.
A21–8As in A1, second man turning first woman, and second woman turning first man.
B21–8As in B1, second and second woman going down the middle, turning first man and first woman respectively, and falling into bottom places.
A31–8As in A1, third man turning second woman, and third woman turning second man.
B21–8As in B1, third man and third woman going down, turning second man and second woman respectively, and falling into their own places.
Sixth Part.
A11–4Partners lead up a double and fall back a double to places.
5–8That again.
B11–4Partners set and turn single.
5–8That again.

Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart