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Somerset House PFD2.260

Found in Somerset_House from the Traditional Tune Archive abc collection
Somerset House PFD2.260 - staff notation
X: 1
T:Somerset House PFD2.260
T:Olderness,aka. PFD2.260
B:Playford's Dancing Master, Vol 2, 1713-28
Z:vmp.Robert Watkins 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk
M:6/4
L:1/4
Q:3/4=96
K:Gmin
d|g2dd=e^f|gab^f2d|(Bg)B(Ag)G|DG^FG2||
A|B2cdcB|fedgf=e|agfb=ef|=e3d2a|
baga2d|cBAB2c|dgf=eae|^f3g3|]
W:Longways for as many as will.
W:Note: Each Strain is to be play'd twice over.
W:The first Man Back to Back with the 2d Wo:| The first Wo. Back to Back with the 2d man:|
W:The two Man Back to Back, and the two Women Back to Back at the same Time.| Then the first
W:Couple go the half Figure and cross over:|
W:________________________________________________________________________________________
W:Or Thus: the two 1st Men cange with their Partners, 1st man with the 2d Wo.| Then the men
W:change Places with their Partners, the 2d Man change Places with the 1st Wo. (now all Proper):|
W:The Men and We. Back to Back, and Righ and Left with your Partners:| then cross over two
W:Couple, and cast up in the 2d Cu. Place, then turn Hands:|

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