Longways for as many as will; in two parts (7th Ed., 1686)

MUSIC.		MOVEMENTS.
		First Part.
A	1-4	All face up and set-and-honour to the Presence.
	5-8	Partners set-and-honour.
	9-12	Partners lead up a double and fall back a double to places.
	13-16	That again.
		Second Part. (Duple minor-set.)
A1	1-4	Partners go back-to-back passing by the right.
	5-8	That again passing by the left.
	9-16	First man and woman fo the Figure-8 through second couple, first man passing counter-clockwise round second woman and clockwise round second man to place; while first woman passes clockwise round second man and counter-clockwise round second woman to place (sk.s.).
A2	1-2	Hands four half-way round (sl.s.).
	3-4	All fall back a double.
	5-8	Partners cross over and change places (progressive).
	9-12	Right-hands-across.
	13-16	Left-hands-across.

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Nowadays generally danced with part 1 as an introduction, followed by several turns of Part 2, followed by a finale of Part 1 in reverse: up a double and back twice, step and honour partner, Presence.
Generally danced to slow music (I doubt I have ever slipped the circle half the way Sharp tells us to). You may feel the urge to follow the left-hands-across with a left shoulder back to back.

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