Playford's Progeny

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From John Garden:
====== Duke of Gloucester’s March ======
midi\\
Thomas Bray, 1699 \\
Triple minor\\
Tune: Duke of Gloucester’s March
<code>
A      With 4 counts The First Man and second Woman turn to their right Hand 
       to face out of set and move to their own wall two or three steps, and 
       close their feet (i.e. with a double); 1st Wo. and 2d. Man each cross 
       the set to follow their own Partner  at the same time, and close their feet;
       then with 4 counts 1st Wo. and 2d. Man turn/veer both to the left Hand 
       round and meet in the middle of the room with their back to each other 
       facing out, the 1st Man turns down to the left Hand , and takes his Wo. 
       by both Hands, the 2d. Wo. turns up to the left hand at the same time,
       and takes her Man by both Hands,
       then a simple 4 count straight-line-pousette -  the 1st. Man puts his Wo. 
       back into second place, and the 2d. Wo. puts her Man back into first place, 
       1st. cu. below, 2d. cu. above,
       then with 4 counts each Man changing by r.sh. with his own partner to end 
       progressed improper, facing up to the other couple.
       With 16 counts The same thing again  with the same leader, followed by same 
       tail, now turning right and going to the other wall, turning a little to the 
       left and pushing their partner back into original but improper place and 
       changing back into home place.
   
B      With 8 counts all cast right half way around set by having the First Wo. 
       cast off to the 2d. Man’s place, and 2d. Man casts up to the 1st. Wo. place, 
       the other cu. following their Partners, at the same time to each others place,
       With 8 counts all cast left half way back around set to place by doing the same 
       thing back again, only the 1st. Man cast up into his own place as at first. 
       The 2d. Wo. casting down at the same time, the other cu. following them to their 
       own places as a Form a single file, The 1st Man and Wo. meet with a double in the
       middle of the Room, the Man behind the Wo. and close their feet, then with the 
       next 4 counts the 2d. cu. do the same after them,
       With 8 counts 1st. cu. lead up and cast off (M to the left W to the right) into 
       progressed proper positions (finishing both facing down), while 2d. cu. lead up
       at the same time, and turn single from each other into progressed proper position 
       (finishing facing up) And so to the end.</code>
       

video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTv10yHqWqU   

====== THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S MARCH ======

A New Country Dance\\
Thomas Bray 1699\\
Pat Shaw 1968\\
Duple Miner longways

<code>
A 1—8 1st Man, followed by his partner, goes a double out to his wall, both
      small cast left and face partner, straight poussette into 2nd couple's
      place, and change places right shoulder with partner, while 2nd
      Woman, followed by her partner, goes a Double out to her wall, both
      small cast left and face partner, straight poussette into 1st couple's
      place, and change places right shoulder with partner.
A2 1—8 lst Woman, followed by her partner goes a double out to the Men's wall,
       both small cast right and face partner, straight poussette into their
       original places improper and change places right shoulder with partner,
       while 2nd Man, followed by his partner, goes a double out to the Women's
       wall, both small cast right and face partner, straight poussette into their
       original places improper and change places right shoulder with partner.

B1 l-4 lst Woman and 2nd Man, followed by their partners, cast right half
       way round set.
   5—8 1st Man and 2nd Woman, followed by their partners, cast left half
       way round set, returning to places.
B2 1—4 lst couple move forward into line facing Presence (Man behind Woman),
       then 2nd couple the same, behind 1st couple (Man behind Woman).
   5-8 Ist couple cast down into 2nd place, while 2nd couple move up and
       turn single outwards (Man-left and Woman-right).</code>