X: 1
T: Cynthia's Sceptre
T: Longways &c.
%R: jig
B: Daniel Wright "Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances" 1740 p.94
S: http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The 2nd strain has initial repeat but no final repeat; fixed to match the dance.
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/DanielWright/CCCCD/188_Cynthias_Sceptre.abc	 2024-04-27 182038 UT
K: G
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G |\
B2B Bcd | A2A ABc | Bcd ABc | B2A/G/ G2B/^c/ |\
d2A B2A | G2F E2A | d2^c/B/ A2G/F/ | E2D D2 :|
|: d |\
d2c/B/ A2B/c/ | B2A/G/ A2d | d2c/B/ A2B/c/ | F2E/D/ D2G |\
G2D E2A | A2E F2d | d2c/B/ ABc | B2A/G/ G2 :|
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%% Take hands all four and turn backwards and for
%% wards, then 1st Man and 2d Wo. change places and
%% go half round .| the other Cu. do the same :| then
%% the two Men clap twice sides, and once to their
%% partners, and right and left quite round .| then
%% the 1st Cu. being at the top, the Man takes his
%% partner and leads her down between the 2d Cu
%% and back again, then cast off, and lead thro' the 3d
%% Cu. and cast up and turn :|
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