THE MERRY PAIR 1764 - book in Jack Langstaff's possession, entitled "24 Country Dances for the year 1764, with proper Tunes & Directions to each Dance, as they are Performed at Court, Bath, & all Publick Assemblies." NIB: Music and dance in "Legacy" triple minor or 3-couple set Key: D, Meter: 6/8 A1: 1s cast down into 2nd place (2s moving up); M1 circles with threes while W1 circles with 2s. A2: M1 heys with 3s, passing W3 Lsh to start WHILE W1 heys with 2s, passing M2 Lsh to start. B1: Circle six left, then right. B2: 1s and 3s, rights and lefts. (3 for 3-couple set, 4 for triple minor.) (Radical adaptation would involve making it a duple minor, so heys for four with people in other sets; B1 would be circle 4.)