Bernard J. Bentley, 1968
3 cpl set proper
Tune: Chelmsford Assembly

1-4  1st Couple cast to middle twos move up 
5-8  Cast back LSH Man down, Woman up  into lines of three
1-4  Set right, Set left twice, 
5-8  Hands three, circle left once around Open into lines, 
1-4  1st couple, cast RSH back to the middle
5-8  1 st cpl two handed turn in middle and face down        all proper 2-1-3
1-8  1 cpl facing 3 cpl 4 changes of circular hay
1-4  1 cpl cast down to the bottom 3 cpl move 
next round starts\\
     1st  cpl cast down as cpl 3 continue moving to the 1 st place 

Bernard J. Bentley, 1968
3 cpl set proper
Tune: Chelmsford Assembly

Al 1-4 1st couple cast down to middle place, 2nd couple moving up. 
   5-8 1st man cast down again around 3rd man, coming into a line 
       of three with 3rd couple facing up while 1st woman, turning 
       left, cast up around 2nd woman coming into a line of three with
       2nd couple, facing down.
A2 1-4 In lines across the hall, take hands and set twice.
   5-8 Each line circle three-hands once around.
Bl 1-4 1st man and 1st woman cast back to middle place.
   5-8 1st couple turn two-hands and end facing 3rd couple.       
B2 1-8 Top couple face each other, middles face down, bottom couple face up: 
       all circular hey skipping, beginning passing right shoulder, 
       first couple making an extra change to end at bottom.

Dance published in Johnson's “Two Hundred Country Dances (vol 8)” of about 1753. It is a proper 3 couple longways dance. It was adapted by Bernard Bentley. Found in the Playford Ball.
video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eatwlPiMcY

CHELMSFORD ASSEMBLY
Chelmsford (pronounced “Chemsfurd“) is in Essex, about thirty miles northeast of London. In the eighteenth century, community assembly balls were often sponsored by public officials, dancing masters, or citizens' groups and provided an opportunity for several layers of society to meet and mingle.