X: 1
T: Old Batchelor
P: Longways for as many as will
%R: jig
B: "The Compleat Country Dancing-Master" printed by John Walsh, London ca. 1740
S: 6: CCDM1 http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Compleat_Country_Dancing-Master_(Various) V.1 p.55 #85
B: "The Dancing-Master: Containing Directions and Tunes for Dancing" printed by W. Pearson for John Walsh, London ca. 1709
S: 7: DMDfD http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=89751228 p.165
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The dance descriptions are identical except for trivial spelling and punctuation differences.
M: 6/4
L: 1/4
K: Gm
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d |\
g>ag f>ed | e3 def | B>cd e>dc | A3- A2A |\
d>ed c>BA | B>cd G2e | ed2 d>ec | d3- d2 |]\
a |\
^f>=ed a2d | g3- g2a |
b>ag f2e | d3- d>de |\
f>gf (dB)G | c>dc (AF)c |\
f>gf d>cB | B2f b2d |\
e2g a>ba | ^f>=ed g2d | e>dc B>AG | G3- G2 |]
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%%begintext align
%% The 1st Cu. cross over below the 2d Cu. then all four lead up Hands
%% abreast, the 1st Man side with the 2d Wo. and the 1st Wo. side with the 2d
%% Man at the same Time, then the 1st Man turn his own Partner with both
%% Hands round 'till he come to the lower Side, then the 1st Cu. take the
%% 2d Wo. and all three Hands half round, then the 2d Man take Hands
%% between the two We. and go Hands half round, then all four turn S. then
%% right and left with their Partners, 'till the 1st Cu. comes into the 2d Cu.
%% Place.
%%endtext
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