Alman Ashmole [Rawl D864] | Couples in procession Intermediate |
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| I | A1 | 1-8 | | 4 Doubles forward starting on left; Face partner | | | | 8th. The Black Almaine. Sides 4 doubles round about the house and Close the last Double face to face | |
| A2 | 1-8 | | |
| B1 | 1-4 | | Double back on left (away from partner) | | | | then part yr hands and go all in a Double back one from the other |
| | 5-8 | | Double forward on right; Face left (men are facing up, women are facing down) | | | | and meet a Double againe. |
| B2 | 1-4 | | Double forward on left; Face right (possibly facing a dancer of the opposite gender) | | | | Then | go a Double to yr left hand |
| | 5-8 | | Face right; Double forward on right; Face partner (reutrned to partner) | | | | and as much back to your right hand, |
| C1 | 1-8 | | Men: Set and Turn Single left | | | | then all ye women stand still | and the men set & turne, |
| C2 | 1-8 | | Women: Set and Turn Single left | | | | then all ye men stand still and the women set and turne, |
| D1 | 1-4 | | Take both hands; Double on left, trading places to left (clockwise) | | | | then hold both hands | and change places with a double |
| | 5-8 | | 4 Slides up (to men's right) | | | | and slide four french slides to the mans right hand, |
| D2 | 1-4 | | Double on left, trading places to left | | | | change places | againe wth a Double |
| | 5-8 | | 4 Slides down | | | | and slide four french slides to the right hand againe, |
| E1 | 1-4 | | Face partner; Double back on left | | | | Then part hands and go | back a Double one from another |
| E2 | 1-4 | | Double forward on right; Face up | | | | and meet a Double againe. |
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| II | | | | Repeat I, except in C section, women set and turn first | | | | Then all this measure once over | and so end. The second all the men stand still and the women begin set and turne and then men last. ¶ |
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Reconstruction by Peter and Janelle Durham informed by that of Pugliese and Casazza. Text from Wilson's transcription of RCM.
Notes
Sources. Appears in full in DO, IT, and twice in RCM. Incomplete in HA. Only name appears in RD. It does not appear at all in RP. Music appears in RCM.
Reconstruction. Section A1-A2: Two sources (IT and RCM) describe this section as “Sides 4 Doubles round about the house and Close the last Double face to face”. This is not very clear; however, since HA and DO both clearly describe this section as 4 doubles forward, that is the way we have reconstructed it.
Reconstruction. Section B2: This section is ambiguous in the original text. (See RCM above; also, DO says “A .d. on your lefte hand, a nother on your right hand.”) There are varying interpretations of it in modern sources. The most common appears to be the one given above. A Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society publication says, “still facing each other both do 2 sideways almaine doubles L, R”. In other words, sideways doubles, similar to those done in branles… This seems an equally valid interpretation; when choosing between two valid interpretations, we have chosen the one we believe to be more common, however, either is viable. encourage dancers to treat the change of direction in the middle of this section as two 90° right turns rather than a quick 180° spin; this affords time for a friendly glance at the dancer of the opposite gender who has come your way.
Recordings. Dances from the Inns of Court: 2 and 4 repeats. Dances from the Courts of Europe: 2 repeats, nice tempo, quite pretty. Musick for Dauncinge: 2 repeats, nice tempo, fine sound. Revels for 1588: 2 repeats, nice tempo, fine sound. Tape of Dance: 4 repeats, lively tempo and decent sound. Rose and Nefr: 1 repeat, slow tempo and decent sound.