The Compleat Country Dancing-Master/Book 1

The
Compleat Country Dancing-Master.
Volume the Fourth.
Being a Collection of all the Celebrated Country Dances now in Vogue.
Perform’d at Court, the Theatres, Masquerades, and Publick Balls.
With Proper Tunes and Directions to each Dance.
The Tunes fitted for the Violin, Hoboy, or German Flute.
The 4^th Edition.

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London. Printed for I. Walsh, in Catharine Street, in the Strand.
Price Bound 3^s 6^d

An Explanation of the several Characters us’d in this Book.

• D. stands for Double. A Double is four Steps forward and backward, closing both Feet.
• S. stands for— — — Single. A Single is two Steps, closing both Feet.
• Set and turn S. Is a Single to one Hand, and a Single to the other, and turn single.
• Wo. stands for Woman.
• We. stands for— — — Women.
• Cu. stands for— — — Couple.
• Co. stands for— — — Contrary.
• The Figure half round, is the Hey half round.
• The whole Figure, is the Hey all four round.
• Proper, is when the Men and Women are on their own Sides.
•  ·  denotes the Strain of a Tune play’d once over.
•  :  denotes— — — the Strain twice over.
• ∴ denotes— — — the Strain thrice over.
• ☉ stands for the Mens Places, in the Figure on the Top of each Page.
• ☽ stands for— — — the Womens Places, in the Figure on the Top of each Page.

An Alphabetical Table of all the Dances contain’d in this Volume.

A
A Trip to the Lawndry		9
Athel Brays		3
A Trip to Marybone		13
Aurelia and Galatea		39
America with the Minuet		102
Arundel Street		131
Apollo and Daphne		169
An Old Man, a Bed full of bones		170
Ala mode de France		173
A Soldier and a Sailor		174
Astrope Wells		179
B
Battle of the Bryn		8
Bath Medley		22
Buff Coat		23
Bobbing Joe		35
Butter’d Peases		48
Black Joak		57
Bore la Bass		52
Black and Grey		81
Bloomsbury Market		133
Black Bess		134
Bishop of Bangor’s Jigg		138
Bury Fair		145
Barley mow		146
Buskin		149
Bishop of Chester’s Jigg, or the fits come on me now		148
Bellamira		152
Black Jack		157
Bonny Dundee		178
Bouzon Castle		172
Black Nell		201
C
Cobler’s Jigg		20
Carpenter’s maggot		113
Cheshire Rounds		114
Coblers Hornpipe		116
Country Farmer		119
Christ Church Bells in Oxon		150
Cold and Raw		153
Cuper’s Garden		151
Cuckolds all a row		191
Christmas Cheer		202
Chearily and merrily		203
D
Dutchess of Bedford’s Delight		17
Draper’s Gardens		42
Dusty Miller		47
Drive the cold winter away		125
Dr Pope’s Jigg		126
Daniel Cowper		154
Dampier		166
De’el take the Wars		164
Dull Sir John		183
E
Epsom Wells		75
Edinborough Castle		53
Emperour of the Moon		93
English Paspy		91
Easter Eve		141
Enfield Common		147
Essex Building		180
Excuse me		189
F
Fie nay prethee John		31
From Aberdeen		67
Fidler’s Morris		98
Four Pence half penny farthing or the Jockey		175
Fryday Night		G
Green Sleeves and Pudding Pyes		36
Green Stockings		100
Greenwich Park		140
H
Huzza		12
Hunt the Squirrel		25
Happy Clown		26
Highland Laddie		40
Hap hazard		55
Hunsdon House		61
Happy meeting		75
Hills Maggot		87
Hey ho my honey		137
Hedge Lane		157
Hemp Dresser		161
Hey to the Camp		165
Hey Boys up go we		182
Have at they Coat old Woman		204
I
Joan Sanderson or the Cushion Dance		15
Jenny come tye my Cravat		24
I often for my Jenny strove		41
Joan’s Placket		34
Irish Ground		45
Ianthe the lovely		115
Irish trot		129
Jack’s Health		135
Jolly Breeze		195
Johnny cock thy Beaver		127
Irish Bore		178
K
Knot		123
Kemp’s Jigg		142
King of Poland		184
L
Luxenburgh		21
Lilli Burlero		38
Lumps of Pudding		43
Love lies a bleeding		74
Line’s Maggot		84
I am a Mariner		90
Lincoln’s Inn		97
Lord Carnarvan’s Jigg		164
Lady Day		107
Lord Byron’s Delight		110
Ladies of London		176
London’s Loyalty		196
Lord Byron’s Maggot		117
M
My ain kind deary		18
Madge in a tree		27
Moll Peatly the new way		45
Mulberry Garden		130
Mermaid		155
Mad Mell		150
Miller’s Jigg		190
Mr Young’s Delight		70
Mr Staggin’s Jigg		135
N
New Market		59
New Market 2d Part		60
New Year’s Eve		62
Nobody’s Jigg		63
Never love thee more		77
Nobe’s Maggot		101
Northern Nancy		162
O
O Mother Roger		56
Old Simon the King		59
Of noble Race was Shinkin		70
Old Butch-bor		53
P
Prince William		6
Pirro		11
Pudding and Pies		33
Princess Amelia		44
Princess Royal		54
Parson upon Dorothy		64
Prince George		78
Princess		92
Princess’s Court		106
Portsmouth		103
Pall mall		127
Q
Queen Carolina		53
R
Running Footman		11
Ratcliff Cross		49
Roger of Coverly		86
Red House		89
Red Joak		115
Rub her down with straw		120
Rummer		136
Rigadoon		156
S
Soldier Laddie		7
Sage Leag		19
Spanish Gypsie		65
Sweet Kate		68
Smith’s Rant		73
Siege of Limerick		94
Shore’s Trumpet Tune		109
St Alban’s		118
Sawney was tall		188
Spring Garden		199
T
The new way of wooing		1
The Lads of Dunce		5
The Craftsman		4
The White Joak		10
Three Sheep Skins		16
The galloping Nag		30
The merry Milk maids		27
The Cuckow		32
’Twas within a furlong		37
The Intreague		50
The Rape		51
The Dumps		66
The Jovial Beggars		71
The Sailor’s delight		72
The Queen’s delight		80
The Mansel		105
The Beaux delight		108
Tunbridge walks		112
The Goddesses		121
The Pilgrim or Ld Foppington		144
Temple Change		139
The Coronation Day		158
The bonny grey ey’d morn		167
The Fryar and the Nun		192
Trenchmore		200
U
Under the Greenwood tree		23
Vienna		82
Volverton Hall		147
Valentine’s Day		181
Valiant Jockey		186
Up with aily		187
W
Walley Honey		2
Whitehall		51
Well’s humour		95
Whitehall Minuet		96
What you please		99
Watton Town’s End		122
Waltham Abbey		124
Whitney’s farewell		128
Winchester Wedding, or the King’s Jigg		132
Wooley and Georgy		159
Y
Yellow Joak		88
Young Sir Solomon		168
Young Jemmy		171