ANSI; segested substitutes in Latin 1 … = ., .. or ... & — = - or --

Music; † = quaver, • = crotchet & ¤ = semi-breve.

I, II &c. = Part Nº then followed by page Nº then maybe a to d for 1st to 4th on that page (2 letters = 2 images together, e.g. X1ab = the same as X1a & X1b).

The following images only differ from those in Part II by having dots after single letters of abbreviations:

II29a = III7aIV10aVI26a
II29b = III7bIV10bVI26b
II30a = III8aIV11a
II30b = III8bIV11b
II31a = III9aIV12a
II31b = III9bIV12b
II31c = III9cIV12c
II31d = III9dIV12d
II33a = IV13a
II33b = IV13b
II33cd1st = III12abIV14ab

II48 uses capital letters when the other parts (III27IV29 & VI44)
use lower case, & Part VI has 2 arrows reversed.

[·_] used for U+2238	 ∸	e2 88 b8	DOT MINUS
[:_] used for U+0332 & : ̲:	cc b2		COMBINING LOW LINE + : (not found line + 2 dots)
§ used for U+2229	 ∩	e2 88 a9 	INTERSECTION
ß used for U+383   	 ſ	c5 bf		LONG S
^ used for U+2303	 ⌃	e2 8c 83 	UP ARROWHEAD
v used for U+2304	 ⌄	e2 8c 84 	DOWN ARROWHEAD
 	 


FrontispieceII&III    

       The English Dancing Maßter:

                  O R,

  Plaine and eaßie Rules for the Dancing of Country Dance,
    with the Tune to each Dance.

  [picture]

    _march·19th           L O N'D O N_,

  Printed by _Thomas Harper_, and are to be ßold by _John Playford_,
    at his Shop in the Inner Temple neere the Church doore. 1651. _1650_



THE DANCE.

I17aIV6bV21bVI16b (GS = I5b-IX5b)

[ ]



I17bIV6aV21aVI16a (GS = I5a-IX5a)

( )



GENERAL SET.

I17c

              WOMAN’S SIDE                   B
  T  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]··················[ ] O
  O                                          T
  P                                          T
  ·  ( )  ( )  ( )  ( )··················( ) O
               MEN’S SIDE                    M
                                             ·

                                  ·

FIG 4

I29

  [A]      [C]      [E]
   :
   :....................
   _____________________ H
   |
   |
  (B)      (D)      (F)



FIG 6

I30

    .·¨¨·¸
  :¨ [C]  ¨·›………[A]      [E]
   :
    :…………‹……………………………‹…………………
         ‹           ‹        H
    /                                 
   /
  ( (D)   ›    (B)       (F)
   \____/  



FIG 7 & 9

I31&32b
      ________________________________
     /                                \
    /   [A]         [C]          [E]   )
   /     ¨·¸                          /
  (         ¨·¸                      /
   \           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ H—´
    \       \                     
     \          \  
      \             \     
       (B)          (D)         (F)



FIG 8 & 10

I32a&33
          ____________________________
         /                            \
  [A]   /     [C]          [E]         )
       /   ¸·¨                        /
      (   :¸                         /
       \    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ H—´
        \/                       
        / \  
    /         \
  (B)         (D)          (F)



FIG 11

I34

  [A]        y [C]
     .·¨¨¨¨¨¨›·.
    : \      / :
   x:  \_  _/  :
    ^    \/    :
    :   _/\_   :
    :  /    \  :
    : /      \ :
     ·…………‹………·
  (B)           (D)
       



FIG 15
       
I36a
                 
             /    \
    [A]     ( [C]  )^
             \    /
              \  /
               \/
        ›x   › /\ ›
       /           \
      /             )
    (B)       (D)  /v
           \    / 
               


FIG 16

I36b
               ‹
             ¸.··.¸
       ‹ ¸.·¨      ¨·.¸
  [A]….·¨        [C]   ¨:
    ¨·.¸                :^
        ÿ·.¸ ›          :
            ¨·.¸     ¸.·
                ¨·.·¨
               .·¨ ¨·.
            .·¨       ¨·¸
  (B)     ^:     (D)    ¸:v
            ¨·.      .·¨
               ¨·……·¨



FIG 18

I37

            x          »
   .·¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨·¸
  [Â]   [C]   [E]   [G]   [I]   [K]   [M]  :
   :¸    :¸    :¸    :¸    :¸    :¸    |   :
    :¸«   :¸«   :¸«   :¸«   :¸«   :¸   |¸.·«
     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨|   P
     / «   / «   /  «  /   « /     /   |  \«
    /     /     /     /     /     /    |   \
  (B)   (D)   (F)   (H)   (J)   (L)   (N)  /
    \_____________________________________/
          y    »                    »



FIG 21

I38

    ¸............................‹.........¸
   ·                                        ·
  [A]             [C]            [E]         :^
   :                                         :
    ·...x...›...............................·
     ________________________________________
    /    y   ›                               \
   /                                          \
  (B)             (D)            (F)          /v
   \_________________________________________/
                             ‹



FIG 24

I40a

     [A]  [C]  [E]  [G]  [I]  [K]
     \ /  \ /  \ /  \ /  \ /  \ /
    ¸·X·‹··X····X·‹··X·z··X····X··¸
   : / \  / \  / \  / \  / \  / \  :
  x: (B)  (D)  (F)  (H)  (J)  (L)  :
    ¨········›··············›··y··¨
                                


FIG 25 1ST

I40b

      ¸..›...x....................¸
   ^:¨                             ¨:v
     ¨·[A]        [C]       [E]     :
                                 …·¨
                                |__ H
                                   \
     ,—(B)        (D)       (F)     )^
   v(______________________________/
           y    ›



FIG 25 2ND

I41

                               [E]

   [C]   [A]······················¡
    |     |                       |
    |     |                       | H
   (D)   (B)______________________|

                               (F)



FIG 27

I42
           y  ›
    [A]        `[C]       [E]
   ^/¨·.«        )
  x(    ¨·.«    /v 
   ^\      ¨·. /
     \        /p
     (B)_____/  (D)       (F)
         ‹



FIG 28

I43
           y  ›
  [A]^/        `[C]       [E]
   p /\_»         )
  x /   ` \_»    /v 
   |        ` \_/
  ^|           /
  (B)_________/ (D)       (F)
         ‹



FIG 31 

I44

          :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨‹¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
    ¸·¨¨¨¨:¨¨¨ÿ¨¨›¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ÿ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
    :    [A]          [C]           [E]
  H :     :¸  x                x
    ^¸      ¨›¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨‹¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
                                       
          /                             )
      / v/    n    ›             n
     /  (B)           (D)            (F)
  P (    v   s   ›              s
    ^\                                  )
                                       



FIG 32

I45
         ¸›¸
     ¸.·¨   ¨·.¸
   [A]         [C]       [E]
   :             :
  ^               v
   :             :
   (B)         (D)       (F)
     ¨·.¸   ¸.·¨
         ¨‹¨ 



I51a

•.•.|¤.|•.•.|¤.|



II27III5IV5VI15

             RIGHT WALL.
   |                              |
   |                              |B
   |                              |O
  T|                              |T
  O|                              |T
  P|                              |O
  ·|                              |M
   |                              |·
   |______________________________|
              LEFT WALL.



II28III6IV6c

§



Diagram 1

VI19
           7  
      8*   *   *6
      /         \
    9*           *5
    /             \
 10*              *4
    \             /
   11*           *3
      \         /
     12*   *   *2   * = couple.
           1  



Diagram 2

VI20

           7  
      8*   *   \
      /  ¤ ¤6 \ \
    9* ¤´5     \ \
    / /4        \ \
 10* ¤3          ) )
    \ \         / /
   11* ¤2      / /  * = stationary couple.
      \ \     / /
     12* ¤1——´ /    ¤ = moving couple.
              



Diagram 3

VI21

          16 
     17*   *   *15
      /  ¤——¤——¤ \
   18* ¤7  6   5¤ *14
    / /8        4\ \
 19* ¤9          3¤ *13
    \ \          / /
   20* ¤10     2¤ *12
      \ \    1¤/ /
       \       *11
              



II29ab

 2/2 •.  †   •.  † | •.  †   •.  † |
     l  h.l. r  h.r. l  h.l. r  h.r.
                  or
 6/8 •   †   •   † | •   †   •   † |
     r  h.r. l  h.l. r  h.r. l  h.l.


                 OR


III7abIV10abVI26ab

 2/2 •.  †   •.  † | •.  †   •.  † |
     l. h.l. r. h.r. l. h.l. r. h.r.
                  or
 6/8 •   †   •   † | •   †   •   † |
     r. h.r. l. h.l. r. h.r. l. h.l.


                 OR


VI26cd

            Moving to the left.
 2/2 •.   †  •.   † | •.   †  •.   † |
     l.   r. l.   r.  l.   r. l.   r.

            Moving to the right.
 6/8 •    †  •    † | •    †  •    † |
     r.   l. r.   l.  r.   l. r.   l.

             Moving to the left.


             Moving to the right.


II30ab

 2/2 •.   †  •.   †  | •.   †  •.   †. |
     l  § r  l  § r    l  § r  l  § r
                  or
 6/8 •    †  •    †  | •    †  •    †  |
     r  § l  r  § l    r  § l  r  § l


                 OR


III8abIV11ab (Part III)

 2/2 •.   †  •.   †  | •.   †  •.   †. |
     l. § r. l. § r.   l. § r. l. § r.
                   or
 6/8 •    †  •    †  | •    †  •    †  |
     r. § l. r. § l.   r. § l. r. § l.


                 OR


III8abIV11ab (Part IV)

          Moving to the left. 
 2/2 •.   †  •.   †  | •.   †  •.   †. |
     l. § r. l. § r.   l. § r. l. § r.

          Moving to the right.
 6/8 •    †  •    †  | •    †  •    †  |
     r. § l. r. § l.   r. § l. r. § l.

           Moving to the left.


           Moving to the right.                 


II31ab

 2/2 ¤   ¤   |  or  6/8 •.  •. |
     l  f.t.            r  f.t.

  OR  

III9abIV12ab

 2/2 ¤   ¤   |  or  6/8 •.  •. |
     l. f.t.            r. f.t.

  OR  

II31cd

 2/2 ¤   ¤  | ¤   ¤ |  or  6/8 •.  •. | •.  •. |
     l   r    l  f.t.          r   l    r  f.t.

  OR  

III9cdIV12cd

 2/2 ¤   ¤  | ¤   ¤ |  or  6/8 •.  •. | •.  •. |
     l.  r.   l. f.t.          r.  l.   r. f.t.

  OR  

II33ab

   To right. To left.     To right. To left.
 2/2 ¤   ¤  | ¤  ¤ |  or  6/8 •.  •. | •.  •. |
     r  f.t.  l f.t.          r  f.t.  l  f.t.

  OR  

III11abIV13ab

   To right. To left.         To right. To left.
 2/2 ¤   ¤  | ¤   ¤  |  or  6/8 •.  •. | •.  •. |
     r. f.t.  l. f.t.           r. f.t.  l. f.t.

  OR  

III11cdIV13cd

     To right.         To left.
 2/2 ¤   ¤  | ¤   ¤  | ¤   ¤  | ¤   ¤  |
     r. f.t. Honour.   l. f.t. Honour.
                  or
     To right.         To left.
 6/8 •.  •. | •.  •. | •.  •. | •   •. |
     r. f.t. Honour.   l. f.t. Honour.


                OR


II33cd1st

     To right……Half-turn.  Back……to……Position.
 2/2 ¤    ¤  |  ¤    ¤  |  ¤    ¤  |  ¤    ¤  |
     r    l     r   f.t.   l    r     l   f.t.

     To right……Half-turn.  Back……to……Position.
 6/8 •.   •. |  •.   •. |  •.   •. |  •    •. |
     r    l     r   f.t.   l    r     l   f.t.



III12abIV14ab (Part III)

     To right……Half-turn.  Back……to……Position.
 2/2 ¤    ¤   | ¤    ¤   | ¤    ¤   | ¤    ¤  |
     r.   l.    r.  f.t.   l.   r.    l.  f.t.

     To right……Half-turn.  Back……to……Position.
 6/8 •.   •.  | •.   •.  | •.   •.  | •.   •. |
     r.   l.    r.  f.t.   l.   r.    l.  f.t.





III12abIV14ab (Part IV)

     To right……Half-turn.  Back……to……Position.
 2/2 ¤    ¤   | ¤    ¤   | ¤    ¤   | ¤    ¤  |
     r.   l.    r.  f.t.   l.   r.    l.  f.t.
                     or
     To right……Half-turn.  Back……to……Position.
 6/8 •.   •.  | •.   •.  | •.   •.  | •.   •. |
     r.   l.    r.  f.t.   l.   r.    l.  f.t.


              OR


II33c2nd

    °¨·.¸
  |  |   ¨·.¸/ \
  |__|·.¸    \_/
         ¨·.¸
             ¨°



II36III15IV21VI34

           ¸……¸
       ¸.·¨  a ¨·.¸
      :            :
      :            :
      ^            vb
      |            :
     [1]       [2] :
     | |       | | :
   f•(1)       (2) •c
    |           v
    |           |
   e|           |
    ^           |
     \    d    /
            



II37III16

          ›
    .´¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨`.
    ^               v
    ·[1]•¨¨¨¨¨¨‹¨[2]•




    ,(1)•——————‹—(2)•
   (                ^
    \_______________/
           ›



II38III17IV22VI35

 Finish[1]Start
       v ·
    ».¨   ¨.«
    fv  b  vd
     :  ^  :
     : / \ :
     ·/…v…\·
     /  e  \
   a(      ^c
     \     /
     «\   /«
       ) ^
  Start(1)Finish



II39III18IV23VI36

   Finish[1]Start
        v: :
      s»:   :»m
       :  c  :
      _÷——v——÷_
     /.¨  »  ¨.\
    |:         :|
    |:›p     n‹:|
  b›|:    «    :|‹d
     \·……¸^¸……·/
       \  ö  / 
      a«\   /«e
         ) (^
    Start(1)Finish



II40III19IV24VI37

   Finish[1]Start
        ^: :
      s»:   :»m
       :  c  :
      _÷——^——÷_
     /.¨     ¨.\
    |:         :|
    |:‹p       :|›d
  b‹|:       n›:|
     \·……¸v¸……·/
       \  ö  / 
      a«\   /«e
         ) (v
    Start(1)Finish



II42III21IV22VI39

          1›
       v8    ‹2
     ^/        \
     7          3
      \        /v
       6›_____4^
          ‹5



II43III22IV23VI40

           ‹
        8/    \1
     ^:¨/¨·……·¨\¨:v
      : |v  › ^| :
     7:/        \:2
    /  :        :  \
  v|    :^    v:    |^
    \__:        :__/
     6:\        /:3
      : |v ‹  ^| :
     ^: \.·¨¨·./ :v
      ¨¨5\____/4¨¨
            ›



II44aIII23aIV24aVI41a

          7›
       v3    ‹4
     ^/        \
     6          8
      \        /v
       2›_____5^
          ‹1

 

II44bIII23bIV24bVI41b

          1›
       v5    ‹2
     ^/        \
     8          6
      \        /v
       4›_____3^
          ‹7



II45aIII24aIV25aVI42a

      1   2   3   4   5  6   7  8
  Top —»—«—————»—«—————»—»————»—«— Bottom

 

II45bIII24b

      a  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8 d
       «  »    «   »   «   »   «   »  «
  Top :¨·/  \·¨¨·/  \·¨¨·/  \·¨¨·/  \·¨: Bottom
      |_/·……·\__/·……·\__/·……·\__/·……·\_|
       »   «   »   «   »   «   »   «  »
      b                                c



IV25bVI42b

     1 a 2   3   4   5   6   7 d 8
       »   «   »   «   »   «   »
  Top /  \·¨¨·/  \·¨¨·/  \·¨¨·/  \ Bottom
      ·……·\__/·……·\__/·……·\__/·……·
       «   »   «   »   «   »   «
       b                       c



II46aIII25

       c 1   2  3   4   5 a
       «   »  «    »  «   »
  Top :¨·/  \·¨¨·/  \·¨¨·/ | Bottom
      |_/·……·\__/·……·\__/·…:
          «   »   «   »   «
      d                    b



IV26

     1 c 2   3   4 a 5
        »  «    »  «  
  Top /  \·¨¨·/  \·¨¨· Bottom
      ·……·\__/·……·\__/
       «    »  «    »
       d            b



II46bIII26

   c               a
   « 1 »          3»
  :¨: /   \·¨¨¨·. / |
  ¡ :/-—-—÷\-—-—÷/  !
  |_/·………·  \___/·……:
   »     « 2      «
   d              b



IV27VI43 (GS = I8a-IX8a)
                           
         b        e       B
                  ¸¸      O
  T   /      \d.·¨  ¨·.   T
  O 1!a      .\       g¡3 T
  P  ¨·.¸¸.·¨ 2\      /   O
  ·                       M
         c        f       ·



(GS = I8b-IX8b)

                                   B
                  ¸¸     »         O
  T  ^/      \ .·¨ ‹¨·.3/      \   T
  O 1!       .\        /.       !4 T
  P   ¨·.¸.·¨‹2\  »   /  ¨·.¸.·¨v  O
  ·                                M
                                   ·



II48
   ¸……………………¸     ¸……………………«¸
 ·¨          ¨· ·¨           ¨·C
 :             :              <3>
 :             :               ^
 ·¸          ¸· ·¸          ¸·¨
   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
                »               
     /           \   /           \
    /             \ /             \
   (              <2>              )
    \             / \B            /
     \           /   \           /
                 »              
        ,-----------¬¸   ,-----------¬¸
       V             ¦   ¦            ¦
      <1>             `,´             ¦
       V               ¦              ¦
       ¦A            ,´¦            ,´
       `------------´   `----------´



III27IV29
   ¸……………………¸     ¸……………………«¸
 ·¨          ¨· ·¨           ¨·c
 :             :              <3>
 :             :               ^
 ·¸          ¸· ·¸          ¸·¨
   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
                »               
     /           \   /           \
    /             \ /             \
   (              <2>              )
    \             / \b            /
     \           /   \           /
                 »              
        ,-----------¬¸   ,-----------¬¸
       V             ¦   ¦            ¦
      <1>             `,´             ¦
       V               ¦              ¦
       ¦a            ,´¦            ,´
       `------------´   `----------´



VI44

   ¸……………………¸     ¸……………………«¸
 ·¨          ¨· ·¨           ¨·c
 :             :              <3>
 :             :               ^
 ·¸          ¸· ·¸          ¸·¨
   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
                »               
     /           \   /           \
    /             \ /             \
   (              <2>              )
    \             / \b            /
     \           /   \           /
                 »              
        ,-----------¬¸   ,-----------¬¸
       ^             ¦   ¦            ¦
      <1>             `,´             ¦
       ^               ¦              ¦
       ¦a            ,´¦            ,´
       `------------´   `----------´



II49-52IV34-36VI64-66

       _[2]_
    (1)     (2)
   (           )
    [1]     [3]
        (3) 



VI60

       _[3]_
    (1)     (2)
   (           )
    [1]     [2]
        (2) 



II54-58III28-30IV38

       _(2)_
    [2]     [3]
    /         \
  (1)         (3)
    \         /
    [1]     [4]
        (4) 



V23

       _(4)_
    [4]     [3]
    /         \
  (1)         (3)
    \         /
    [1]     [2]
        (2) 



II62III32-34IV40 (GS = I15)

       _(3)_
    [3]     [4]
    /         \
  (2)         (4)
  (             )
  [2]         [5]
    \         /
    (1)     (5)
        [1] 



VI52-58

       _(4)_
    [4]     [3]
    /         \
  (5)         (3)
  (             )
  [5]         [2]
    \         /
    (1)     (2)
        [1] 



II65-68III36-47 (GS = II15)

     | [2] (2) |
     |         |   
  (1)|         |[3]
     |         |
  [1]|         |(3)
  ___|_________|___
     | (4) [4] |



II72-85III49-57IV42-43 (GS = I16II14)

  [2] (2)

  (1) [1]



II88-94III59&64-71IV44-53VI68-77 (GS = I14II17)

  [1] [2] [3]

  (1) (2) (3)



IV55

  (1) [2] (3)

  [1] (2) [3]



II96&101III73-87IV61-66VI80-85 (GS = II12III16)

  [1] [2] [3] [4]

  (1) (2) (3) (4)



II99

  [1] [2] (3) (4)

  (1) (2) [3] [4]



II104

  .....(5)(4)(3)(2)(1)[1][2][3][4][5].....



II106-124III90-106IV58&69-104VI86-130 (GS = I11-13II11&14&19III11-13)

  [1] [2] [3] [4] .....

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(GS = I17ab-IX17ab)

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NOTATIONS


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[1][2][3]/(1)(2)(3)	"II88-94III59&64-71IV44-53VI68-77.gif" alt="" width="127" height="54"
(1)[2](3)/[1](2)[3]	"IV55.gif" alt="" width="127" height="54"
[2](2)[4]/(3)[1](1)	"III61.gif" alt="" width="127" height="53"
([1](1)[2](2)[3](3)[4](4))	"II54-58III28-30IV38.gif" alt="" width="136" height="137"
[[1](1)[2](2)[3](3)[4](4)]	"II65-68III36-47.gif" alt="" width="182" height="181"
[1][2][3][4]/(1)(2)(3)(4)	"II96&101III73-87IV61-66VI80-85.gif" alt="" width="182" height="52"
[1][2](3)(4)/(1)(2)[3][4]	"II99.gif" alt="" width="178" height="54"
[1][2][3][4]…/(1)(2)(3)(4)…	"II106-124III90-106IV58&69-104VI86-130.gif" alt="" width="266" height="53"
([1](1)[2](2)[3](3)[4](4)[5](5))	"II62III32-34IV40.gif" alt="" width="149" height="153"
[2](2)/(1)[1]	"II72-85III49-57IV42-43.gif" alt="" width="55" height="48"
([3](3)[2](2)[1](1))	"VI60.gif" alt="" width="139" height="152"
([4](4)[3](3)[2](2)[1](1))	"V23.gif" alt="" width="136" height="137"
([5](5)[4](4)[3](3)[2](2)[1](1))	"VI52-58.gif" alt="" width="149" height="151"
…(5)(4)(3)(2)(1)[1][2][3][4][5]…	"II104.gif" alt="" width="258" height="20"