THE HAPPY CLOWN
longways duple minor, not in Barnes
Walsh 1718 - via James Langdell
(Page 4 of "the Compleat Country Dancing Master", vol 1)
[PROPER, presumably]

First Cu. cross-over, and turn Hands with the 2d Cu. _.

Cast up into your own Place, all four Back to Back with your own  _:

All four set, turn single, give three Jumps (with the Time of the  
Tune) and turn single  _.

Then cast off, and figure into the 2d Cu. Place _:


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An untested interpretation in modern style (with some help from Colin Hume)
(and I'm hearing a happy jig in my head for it)


A1: 1-8:  1s cross Rsh to partner's place  [Now improper til end]
          and continue down the outside to 2nd place WHILE
          2s lead up and turn out (but not down);

          opposite sex neighbors mirror turn 1x
          (M1&W2 right hand, W1&M2 left hand, long arms because this
          is English, not contra)
          [I'd consider skip-change for all of A1]


A2: 1-4:  1s unassisted cast up to first place [improper],
          2s lead down
    5-8:  Partners back-to-back

B1: 1-2:  All set right and left 
    3-4:  All turn single right
    5-6:  All jump-and-jump-and-jump-and recover [you _could_ do four]
    7-8:  All turn single right again


B2: 1-4: 1s cast down [progressive]
         2s lead up 
    5-8: 1s half-figure eight up through 2s to finish proper

[Historical style, like modern Scottish, you'd finish in place on the
sidelines, but in modern style it might make a very nice transition to do 
the half-figure eight with a skip or skip-change and just power through the
A1 with the next couple.]