The Margate Hoy                        Thompson 1783, "Kentish Hops"
Three couple longways, four couple longways
NIB, 32-bar duple meter.  

A1   Women join hands go around men.

A2   Men join hands and skip around women.

B1   Top couple lead down the middle, skip back and
          cast to bottom (progressive)

B2   All swing partners (ceilidh) or
     back-to-back followed by two-hand-turn (Regency)

NOTES: A "Hoy" is a ferryboat; Margate is a seaport town on the East coast
       of England.  Charles Lamb has an essay about the Margate Hoy.

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Margate Hoy

Source:	Thompson 1783, interpretation by Michael Barraclough
Meter:	4/4 or 6/8
Format:	Longways triple minor for as many as will

A1: W1 leads line of 3 women up and around the line of 3 men and back to place.

A2: As above for men.

B1: 1s lead down, cloverleaf turn single (men R, women L), 
    lead back up and cast off to middle place.

B2: Partners RH balance then box the gnat. Repeat with LH to end proper.

"Box the gnat": Men turn women under their joined hands as in Duke of Kent's waltz.