Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace

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Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace    John Young, 1721   3 couple longways

A1:   Ones set; cast, twos lead up.  Same, threes lead up.
A2:   Twos the same.

B1:   Ones go right (man down, woman up): figure eight through this couple.
B2:   Ones cross: figure eight through the other couple.

A3:   Ones cross and circle with this couple 1½ (12 steps) into lines across (ones in middle, ends improper); ones cross.
A4:   Same with other couple; ones cross L ("home"), turn L:

B3:   Hey for three with this couple (pass L with opposite sex).
B4:   Ones cross: hey with the other couple, finish in middle place.

Originally A1/2 was ones, twos, ones, twos.  This version gets the ones naturally into middle place and is a reverse progression (3, 1, 2) so the ones don't have to get to the bottom at the end.