SHEPHERD'S HOLIDAY.
Longways for Six; in three parts (1st Ed., 1650).
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| MUSIC. | MOVEMENTS. | |
| First Part. | ||
| A1 | 1-4 | All lead up a double and fall back a double to places (r.s.). |
|---|---|---|
| 5-6 | Partners change places (r.s.). | |
| A2 | 1-4 | All lead down a double and fall back a double to places (r.s.). |
| 5-6 | As in A1. | |
| B1 | 1-2 | First man and first woman slip in front of second man and second woman respectively. |
| 3-4 | Third man and third woman slip behind second man and second woman respectively. | |
| 5-8 | First man, followed by second and third men, casts off to his left and moves round in a circle to his place; while first woman, followed by second and third women, casts off to her right and does the same (sk.s.). | |
| B2 | 1-2 | Third man and third woman slip in front of second man and second woman respectively. |
| 3-4 | First man and first woman slip behind second man and second woman respectively. | |
| 5-8 | Third man, followed by second and first men, casts off to his right and moves round in a circle to his place; while third woman, followed by second and first women, casts off to her left and does the same (sk.s.). | |
| Second Part. | ||
| A1 | 1-4 | Partners side (r.s.). |
| 5-6 | Partners change places (r.s.). | |
| A2 | 1-6 | All that again to places. |
| B1 | 1-4 | Men take hands, move forward a double and fall back a double to places; while the women do the same (r.s.). |
| 5-8 | Men hands-three; while women do the same. | |
| B2 | 1-4 | Same as in B1. |
| 5-8 | Men hands-three, facing outward; while women do the same. | |
| Third Part. | ||
| A1 | 1-4 | Partners arm with the right. |
| 5-6 | Partners change places (r.s.). | |
| A2 | 1-4 | Partners arm with the left. |
| 5-6 | Partners change places (r.s.). | |
| B1 | 1-2 | First man changes places with second woman (r.s.). |
| 3-4 | Second man changes places with first woman (r.s.). | |
| 5-8 | Third man and third woman cross over and cast up to first woman's and first man's places (sk.s.). | |
| B2 | 1-2 | Third woman changes places with second man (r.s.). |
| 3-4 | Second woman changes places with third man (r.s.). | |
| 5-8 | First woman and first man cross over and cast up to places (sk.s.). | |