Lulle Me Beyond Thee

English Country Dance

Playford, EDM 1st Ed

Longways for four couples, 3rd and 4th improper

Intermediate


I	A1	1-8	Face partner; Double forward and back	Meete a D. and back •
	A2	1-8	Double forward and back	That againe •• §
	B1	1-4	Middle couples: Lead corner out a Double while End couples: Lead partner in a Double	First man and 2. Wo. the 2. man and first Wo. lead out to the wall, while the 3. and 4. meet
		5-8	Top couples: Face down; Fall back a Double while Bottom couples: Face up; Fall back a Double	the 1. and 3. Cu. fall back from the 2. and 4. Cu foure and foure a brest
		9-12	Double forward (to your opposite)	meet all
		13-16	Turn your opposite by both hands to left	and turne each his opposite •
	B2	1-4	End couples: Lead partner out a Double while Middle couples: Lead corner in a Double	This againe, those leading out that led in, falling back to the wall, each turne his owne •• ¶
		5-8	Fall back from partner
		9-12	Double forward to partner
		13-16	Turn your partner by both hands to right

II	A1	1-8	Side to left with partner	First and 3. Cu. sides with your owne, then with each others, whilst the other side with their owne •• §
	A2	1-8	Middle couples: Side to right with corner while End couples: Side to right with partner
	B1	1-4	Face away from partner; Double out (in lines out to sides)	First and 3. man, the 2. Wo and 4. Wo. lead a brest to the wall, fall back and hands rount to your places, the other foure doing the like at the same time •
		5-8	Fall back (ends curl in to form a circle)
		9-16	Take hands and Circle once around to left (do not unwind circle; end with top couples four across at top of set, and bottom couples four across at bottom)
	B2	1-4	Top couples: Face up; Double forward while Bottom couples: Face down; Double forward	The first and 3. Cu. lead a brest to the presence, fall back and hands round to your places, the other foure doing the like downeward at the same time •• ¶
		5-8	Fall back (ends curl in to form a circle)
		9-16	Take hands and Circle once around to right (returning to original places)

III	A1	1-8	Arm to left with partner	Armes as you sided. §
	A2	1-8	Middle couples: Arm to right with corner while End couples: Arm to right with partner	Armes as you sided. §
	B1	1-4	Middle couples: Lead corner out a Double while End couples: Lead partner in a Double	First man and 2. Wo. the 2. man and first Wo. lead out to the wall, while the other foure crosse over each with his owne, and meeting each others Wo. leade them under the first and 2. Cu. armes, falling into your places,
		5-8	Middle couples: Lead corner in a Double, raising arms to form an arch while End couples: Lead opposite out through your neighbor's arch
		9-16	Turn opposite by both hands to left	and turne his owne •
	B2	1-4	Middle couples: Lead partner out a Double while End couples: Lead opposite in a Double	That againe, the last foure doing what the first foure did •• ¶
		5-8	Middle couples: Lead partner in a Double, raising arms to form an arch while End couples: Lead partner out through your neighbor's arch
		9-16	Turn your partner by both hands to right

Reconstruction by Peter Durham. Original text transcribed from online facsimile.

Notes

Reconstruction. The instructions seem impossible unless instead of counting 1 2 3 4 from the top, you assign the numbers from the center (which from the top would be 3 1 2 4). This allows the first man to be next to the second woman (as required in IB1), his partner the first woman (as required in IIA1), and the third man (as required in IIB1). It does require tweaking the IIA1 instructions to be to the middle two couples (1 and 2) rather than to 1 and 3 as stated. Both following Playford's numbering, and numbering from the top would be confusing given the text, so I have chosen to give instructions to end, top, middle, and bottom couples.