Jacob Hall's Jig

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Jacob Hall's Jig    Henry Playford, 1695   Longways duple

A1:   First man R-hand turn second woman, L-hand partner, and those three circle R.

A2:   Second man L-hand turn first woman, R-hand turn partner, and those three circle L.

B1:   Ones lead down, turn individually, lead back, pick up the twos.  Up a double and back, bend the line.

B2:   Circle left.  Ones lead up and cast back.

This is Cecil Sharp's busy version of the first half which the Round prefers - see Video 3:

Here's Playford's version:

A1:   First man R-hand turn second woman.  Pick up partner, and those three circle L.

A2:   Second man L-hand turn first woman.  Pick up partner, and those three circle R.

For Cecil Sharp's version it helps if the women, particularly the second woman to be turned, move in towards the man rather than waiting for him to come to them.