Playford in 1696.
Adapted by Helwig in 1988, found in “The Playford Assembly”.
Proper triple minor, longways
Recording: st_martins_lane-074-bnntcap-06.mp3.zip
st_martins_lane-cgei09.mp3.zip
st._martin_s_lane--036.mp3.zip
st._martin_s_lane--037.mp3.zip
Video (at OED's Trip to Ottawa! 2017):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VVUJxZeJDw
Part Bars Description
A1 2 1st man cast down while 2nd man move up
4 1st man and 3rd woman two-hand turn
2 1st man cast up to original place while 2nd man move down
A2 8 1st woman repeat A1
B 2 1's lead down one place while 2's move up
6 1's and 3's double figure eight, 1's leading down through the 3's
6 1's and 2's double figure eight, 1's leading up through the 2's
5 Partners two-hand turn
The tune was composed by Henry Purcell for the play “The Virtuous Wife”.
The Dancing Master 1696
Christine Helwig 1988
Triple Minor longways
Al 1-2 lst Man casts left down to 2nd place, 2nd Man moving up.
3-6 lst Man turns 3rd Woman with both hands once round.
7-8 lst Man casts up to original place, 2nd Man moving down.
A2 1-2 lst Woman casts right down to 2nd place, 2nd Woman moving up.
3-6 lst Woman tums 3rd Man with both hands reverse way
(anticlockwise) once round,
7-8 lst Woman casts up to original place, 2nd Woman moving down.
B 1-2 lat couple lead down between 2nd couple (who move up on outside)
to face 3rd couple.
3—8 lst and 3rd couples double figure 8 (double step), 1st couple crossing
down and 3rd couple casting up to start. All end proper, 1s couple
in 2nd place facing up and moving straight into:
9-14 Ist and 2nd couples double figure 8 (double step), lst couple crossing
up and 2nd couple casting down to start. All finish proper
partner, lst couple in 2nd place.
15-19 All turn partner with both hands once round and fall back into
progressed place.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU9A8ajuMqg
The Virtuous Wife, or Good Luck at Last,