Me: Hunsdon House
Arrangment: 4 couples in a square
Music: Hunsdon House (Apollo's Banquet)
Lansdowne 1115 mms - first dance
Playford version in 3rd-A (1657) to 18th (1728) editions
Part 1
Verse 1, Part A
1: Odds meet a double; evens (facing their partner) fall back a double from their partner.
2: Odds split and take their contrary and fall out of the square on their own sides into the evens' places; evens meet their contraries on their own sides in the odds' places.
Verse 1, Part B
1: Evens meet a double; odds (facing their contrary) fall back a double from each other.
2: Evens split and take their partner with them as they fall back out of the square into their original places; odds meet their partners in their original places.
Chorus 1, Part A
1: Odds meet a double.
2: Odds turn single.
3: Odd men pass each other as they double into the other man's original place in the square.
4: Odd women pass each other as they double into the other woman's original place in the square.
Chorus 1, Part B
1: Evens meet a double.
2: Evens turn single.
3: Even men pass each other as they double into the other man's original place in the square.
4: Even women pass each other as they double into the other woman's original place in the square.
Chorus 1, Part C
1: Odds meet a double.
2: Odds turn single.
3: Odd men pass each other as they double into their original place in the square.
4: Odd women pass each other as they double into their original place in the square.
Chorus 1, Part D
1: Evens meet a double.
2: Evens turn single.
3: Even men pass each other as they double into their original place in the square.
4: Even women pass each other as they double into their original place in the square.
Part 2
Verse 2, Part A
1: Odds meet a double; evens (facing their partner) fall back a double from their partner.
2: Odds split and take their contrary and fall out of the square on their own sides into the evens' places; evens meet their contraries on their own sides in the odds' places.
Verse 2, Part B
1: Evens meet a double; odds (facing their contrary) fall back a double from each other.
2: Evens split and take their partner with them as they fall back out of the square into their original places; odds meet their partners in their original places.
Chorus 2, Part A
1: Odds meet a double.
2: Odds turn back to back, then take hands around.
3: Odds circle halfway around, drop hands
4: [Odds double out of the square on the opposite side.}
Chorus 2, Part B
1: Evens meet a double.
2: Evens turn back to back, then take hands around.
3: Evens circle halfway around, drop hands
4: [Evens double out of the square on the opposite side.}
Chorus 2, Part C
1: Odds meet a double.
2: Odds turn back to back, then take hands around.
3: Odds circle halfway around, drop hands
4: [Odds double out of the square back to their original places.}
Chorus 2, Part D
1: Evens meet a double.
2: Evens turn back to back, then take hands around.
3: Evens circle halfway around, drop hands
4: [Evens double out of the square back to their original places.}
Part 3
Verse 3, Part A
1: Odds meet a double; evens (facing their partner) fall back a double from their partner.
2: Odds split and take their contrary and fall out of the square on their own sides into the evens' places; evens meet their contraries on their own sides in the odds' places.
Verse 3, Part B
1: Evens meet a double; odds (facing their contrary) fall back a double from each other.
2: Evens split and take their partner with them as they fall back out of the square into their original places; odds meet their partners in their original places.
Chorus 3, Part A
1: Odds meet a double, then face their partner.
2: Honor (bow to) your partner.
3: Odds give right hands to their contrary and switch places in a double.
4: Odds give left hands to their partners and switch places in a double (i.e. half of a handed hey), falling back into the square on their opposite sides.
Chorus 3, Part B
1: Evens meet a double, then face their partner.
2: Honor (bow to) your partner.
3: Evens give right hands to their contrary and switch places in a double.
4: Evens give left hands to their partners and switch places in a double (i.e. half of a handed hey), falling back into the square on their opposite sides.
Chorus 3, Part C
1: Odds meet a double, then face their contrary.
2: Honor (bow to) your contrary.
3: Odds give right hands to their partner and switch places in a double.
4: Odds give left hands to their contaroes and switch places in a double, falling back into the square on their correct sides.
Chorus 3, Part D
1: Evens meet a double, then face their contrary.
2: Honor (bow to) your contrary.
3: Evens give right hands to their partner and switch places in a double.
4: Evens give left hands to their contraries and switch places in a double, falling back into the square on their correct sides.