THE HEALTH; OR, THE MERRY WASSAIL.
Longways for eight; in three parts (1st Ed., 1650).
| MUSIC. | MOVEMENTS | |
| Running-step throughout the dance. | ||
| First Part. | ||
| A1 | 1-4 | All lead up a double and fall back a double to places. |
|---|---|---|
| 5-8 | Partners set-and-honour. | |
| A2 | 1-8 | All that again. |
| A3 | 1-4 | First and fourth couples face each other, meet and go back-to-back, staying in the second and third places respectively; while second couple casts up into the first place, and third couple casts down into fourth place. |
| 5-8 | First man and first woman cast up to the top, and return down the middle to the same places; while fourth man and fourth woman cast down to the bottom, and return up the middle to the same places. | |
| A4 | 1-8 | Movement repeated to places, second and third couples meeting, going back-to-back, etc. |
| Second Part. | ||
| A1 | 1-4 | Hands-all, half-way round, facing outward. |
| 5-8 | Partners set-and-honour. | |
| A2 | 1-4 | Hands-all, half-way round, counter-clockwise, facing outward to places. |
| 5-8 | Partners set-and-honour. | |
| A3 | 1-4 | As in A3, First Part. |
| 5-8 | First and fourth couples hands-four, facing outward. | |
| A4 | 1-8 | As in A3, second and third couples meeting, going back-to-back, etc. |
| Third Part. | ||
| A1 | 1-4 | Partners turn once-and-a-half round and change places (sk.s.). |
| 5-6 | First and second men, third and fourth men, first and second women, and third and fourth women turn half-way round and change places. | |
| 7-8 | Partners set. | |
| A2 | 1-8 | All that again to places. |
| A3 | 1-4 | First and fourth couples face each other and meet; while second and third couples cast up and down respectively into first and fourth places. |
| 5-8 | First and fourth men and women clap their hands and go right-hands-across. | |
| A4 | 1-8 | Movement repeated to places, second and third couples meeting, clapping hands, etc. |
| Alternative Version.. | ||
| A3 | 1-2 | First man and fourth woman move forward, meet and join right hands; while second man casts up into first place and third woman casts down into fourth place (r.s.). |
| 3-4 | First woman and fourth man move forward, meet and join right hands; while second woman casts up into first place and third man casts down into fourth place. | |
| 5-8 | First and fourth couples right-hands-across once round. | |
| A4 | 1-8 | Movement continued to places, second man and third woman meeting, joining hands, etc. |
The Round does the alternative version of the Third Part. Page maintained by Hugh Stewart (Hugh.Stewart@acm.org)