CHEERILY AND MERRILY.
Longways for eight; in six parts (1st Ed., 1650).
| MUSIC. | MOVEMENTS | |
| First Part. | ||
| A | 1-4 | All lead up a double and fall back a double to places (r.s.). |
|---|---|---|
| 5-8 | That again. | |
| B | 1-4 | Partners set and turn single. |
| 5-8 | That again. | |
| Second Part. | ||
| A | 1-2 | Second man and third woman cross and change places (r.s.). |
| 3-4 | Third man and second woman do the same. | |
| 5-8 | First and third couples hands-four once round; while second and fourth couples do the same. | |
| B | 1-2 | Second man and third woman cross and change places (r.s.). |
| 3-4 | Third man and second woman do the same. | |
| 5-8 | First and second couples hands-four once round; while third and fourth couples do the same. | |
| Third Part. | ||
| A | 1-4 | Partners side (r.s.). |
| 5-8 | That again. | |
| B | 1-4 | Partners set and turn single. |
| 5-8 | That again. | |
| Fourth Part. | ||
| A | 1-4 | First and fourth men and woman move forward a double and meet their partners; whereupon, first and fourth couples meet, the former leading down, the latter up (r.s.). Simultaneously, second and third men and second and third women fall back a double and then dance four slips, the second couple up and the third down. |
| 5-8 | First and fourth couples hands-four once round; while second and third men turn their partners. | |
| B | 1-4 | Second and third men and woman move forward a double and meet their partners; whereupon, second and third couples meet, the former leading down, the latter up (r.s.). Simultaneously, first and fourth men and first and fourth women fall back a double and then dance four slips, the first couple up and the fourth down. |
| 5-8 | Second and third couples hands-four once round; while first and fourth men turn their partners. | |
| Fifth Part. | ||
| A | 1-4 | Partners arm with the right. |
| 5-8 | Partners arm with the left. | |
| B | 1-4 | Partners set and turn single. |
| 5-8 | That again. | |
| Sixth Part. | ||
| A | 1-4 | Men hands-four. |
| 5-8 | Women the same. | |
| B | 1-8 | Men the straight-hey (Fig.12, p.53) on their own side; while women do the same. |