The dancing master, or, Plain and easie rules for the dancing of country dances with the tune to each dance to be playd on the treble violin.

Title

The dancing master, or, Plain and easie rules for the dancing of country dances with the tune to each dance to be playd on the treble violin.

Author

Playford, John, 1623-1686?

Publication

London :: Printed for John Playford at his shop ...,

1653.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Ingenious Reader.
• A TABLE of the Dances contained in this Booke.
• A TABLE Explaining the Characters which are set down in the Dances.
• All in a Garden green Longwayes for six

• Adsons Saraband Longwayes for six

• All a Mode de France Longwayes for as many as will

• Aye me, Or the Simphony Longwayes for eight

• Argeers For foure

• An Old man is a Bed full of bones Longwayes for as many as will

• Blew Cap Longwayes for six

• Boat-man Longwayes for six

• The Begger Boy Longwayes for six

• Bobbing Joe Longwayes for as many as will

• The Bath Longwayes for as many as will

• Broome The bonny bonny Broome For eight

• Confesse Longwayes for six

• The Chirping of the Larke Longwayes for eight

• Cast a Bell Longwayes for as many as will

• Chirping of the Nightingale Round for as many as will

• Cherrily and merrily Longwayes for eight

• The Country Coll. Longwayes for as many at will

• Cuckolds all a row For four

• Chestnut (or Doves Figary) Longwayes for six

• Daphne Longwayes for eight

• Drive the cold Winter away Longwayes for as many as will

• Dissembling Love Longwayes for six

• Dull Sir John A square Dance for eight thus,

• The fine Companion Round for eight

• Faine I would, A square Dance for eight thus,

• The Fryar and the Nun Longwayes for as many as will

• Grimstock Longwayes for six

• Greenwood For six

• The Gun Longwayes for as many as will

• Goddesses Longwayes for as many as will

• Grayes Inne Maske Longwayes for eight

• Gathering Peascods Round for as many as will

• The Glory of the West For four

• Hit and misse For foure

• A Health to Betty Longwayes for as many as will

• Have at thy Coat old Woman Longwayes for as many as will

• Halfe Hannikin Longwayes for as many as will

• Hearts Ease For foure

• The Health Longwayes for eight

• Hockley in the hole Longwayes for as many as will

• Hide Parke A square Dance for eight th,

• If all the World were Paper Round for eight

• Irish Trot Longwayes for as many as will

• The Irish Lady, or Anniseed-water Robin Longwayes for as many as will

• Jog on Longwayes for as many as will

• Jack Pudding Longwayes for sin

• Jack a Lent Longwayes for six

• Jenny pluck Pears Round Dance for six

• I loved thee once, I love no more Longwayes for as many as will

• Kemps Jegg Round Dance for six

• Kettle Drum A round Dance for eight

• Lady Spellor Longwayes for eight

• Lord of Carnarvans Jegg Longwayes for eight

• My Lady Cullen Longwayes for as many as will

• The London Gentlewoman, Or the Hemp-Dresser Longwayes for as many as will

• Lavena Longwayes for as many as will

• Lady lye near me Longwayes for as many as will

• Lulle me beyond thee For eight thus

• Mage on a Cree A round Dance for eight

• Millisons Jegg Longwayes for six

• The merry merry Milk Maids Longwayes for eight

• Mill-field Round for as many as will

• The Maid peept out at the window, Or the Frier in the Well For as many as will

• Mayden Lane Longwayes for six

• The Milk-Mayds Bobb Longwayes for eight

• Mundesse Round Dance for six

• The Night Peece Longwayes for six

• The New Exchange Longwayes for six

• None such Longwayes for eight

• Newcastle Round for eight

• New New Nothing Longwayes for as many as will

• New Boe peep Longwayes for as many as will

• The Old Mole Longwayes for six

• Once I lov'd a Maiden fair Long for as many as will

• Parsons farewell For foure

• Picking of sticks Longwayes for six

• Peppers Black Round for as many as will

• Petticoat wag Longwayes for as many as will

• Pauls Steeple Longwayes for as many as will

• The Punks Delight (The new way) Longwayes for as many as will

• Parson upon Dorothy Longwayes for eight

• Pauls Wharfe Longwayes for as many as will

• Rose is white and Rose is red Round for as many as will

• Row well ye Marriners Longwayes for as many as will

• Stingo, or the Oyle of Barley Longwayes for fix

• The Saraband Longwayes for as many as will

• The Spanish Jeepsie Longwayes for eight

• Skellamefago Longwayes for as many as will

• The Spanyard Longwayes for eight

• Souldiers life Longwayes for as many as will

• Saint Martins For foure

• Saturday night and Sunday morn Long for as many as will

• Stanes Morris Longwayes for as many as will

• Scotch Cap Longwayes for six

• Step Stately A long Dance for 3, 5, 7, or 9. Couple

• Solomons Jigge Longwayes for eight

• Shepheards Holyday, or Labour in Vain Longwayes for six

• The Slip Longwayes for as many as will

• Tom Tinker Longwayes for as many as will

• Tutch and take Longwayes for as many as will

• Trenchmore Longwayes for as many as will

• Upon a Summers Day Longwayes for six

• Up Tails all Round for as many as will

• The Whish Longwayes for six

• The Whirligig Longwayes for six

• Woodicock Longwayes for six

• Under and over Longwayes for as many as will

• Winifreds Knot, or Open the door to three Round for as many as will

• Mr. Webbs Fancy Longwayes for eight

• The Silver Faulken Longwayes for as many as will