Longways for as many as will; in one part (11th Ed., 1701)

MUSIC.		MOVEMENTS.
		(Duple minor-set.)
A1	1-4	First man and second man side with their partners.
	5-8	First man and second man go back-to-back with their partners.
A2	1-4	The two men side; while the two women side.
	5-8	The two men go back-to-back; while the two women do the same.
B1	1-4	The two men turn once-and-a-half round and change places; while the two women do the same (sk.s.) (progressive).
	5-8	Partners turn (r.s.).
B1	1-8	First man and first woman go the Figure-8 through the second couple (r.s.), the first man crossing over, passing clockwise round second woman and counter-clockwise round second man, the first woman crossing over, passing counter-clockwise round second man and clockwise round second woman.

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Nowadays this is generally dance with the first couple improper:-
Side with partner; back to back partner
Side with neighbour; back to back neighbour
Two-hand turn neighbour once and a half; two-hand turn partner once
Ones full figure eight up through twos (who can cast to turn it into a double-figure-eight if they like)

In the Graded Series Cecil Sharp says (sk.s.) for the full figure eight in B2.

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