Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace
3 Couples longways    6 x Own tune (jig)
BARNES 

A1:    Ones set; cast, twos lead up.  Same, threes lead up.

A2:    Twos the same.   [Originally ones, twos, ones, twos.]

B1:    First man down, lady up: figure eight through this couple.

B2:    Ones cross: figure eight through the other couple.

A3:    Ones cross and circle with this couple 1 1/2 (12 steps) into lines
       across (ones in middle, ends improper); ones cross.

A4:    Same with other couple; ones cross left (think of it as passing through
       home position - if the ones cross right they may well go the wrong way
       into the reels of three), turn left:

B3:    Reels of three with this couple (pass left shoulder with opposite sex).

B4:    Ones cross: reel with others.           [Reverse progression]

John Young -- Dancing Master 17th Edition Volume 1, 1721.
Douglas & Helen Kennedy - CDB New Series 1929 (modified).

Alt version (Palmer's Pocket Playford)

Greensleeves and Yellow Lace
3 couple longways

1st couple set and cast into 2nd place, 2nd couple move up; 2nd couple the
same. All that again.

1st man figure-8 through 3rd couple (anticlockwise round woman), 1st woman
(starting after her partner) figure-8 through 2nd couple (clockwise round man).
1st man and 1st woman change ends passing R shoulders, figures-8 at opposite
ends of the set.

1st man hands-3 with 3rd couple 1!/2, while 1st woman the same with 2nd couple;
1st couple pass R shoulder, hands-3 at opposite ends of set; 1st couple pass R
shoulder and go into 2nd place.

1st man hey with 3rd couple (passing 3rd woman L), 1st woman hey with 2nd
couple (passing 2nd man L). 1st couple cross and hey at opposite ends, 1st
couple lead down to 3rd place, as the 3rd couple moves up.

Da capo, 2nd couple leading; then 3rd couple.