THE OLD MILL or THE MERRY SALOPIANS
(tune is "Old Mill" by Brian Jenkins)
Barnes, 3/2, G, three-couple longways, all proper

Playford Ball 2023 version

A1 1s CHASE WITH FIRST LONG CORNER TURN
   First corner top (leader) casts down between the 2 people on own side
   and turns right hand with corner WHILE partner balances back
   and follows the same track, overtaking the lead.  Now in the lead,
   partner goes out between the two people on the other side, up the
   outside, and across the top, with the old lead following, so each
   comes to partner's place; new lead turns down to face back 
   and 1s turn LH half to finish at home.

A2 As above with the 1s roles reversed, 2nd corners turn LH, 
   lead turns down, is turn RH half, keep the hand, and face down.

B1 1s lead down to middle place then turn left a quarter to face
   the same line side by side; Morris hey ACROSS the set, 
   finishing by turning right hand three-quarters  to finish improper
   in second place.   

  ("Morris Hey" is a mirror hey where the 
   pairs are close in the middle and cast out at the ends; in this one,
   same-side neighbors are like partners in most such heys.)

   1s cross right shoulder, go up outside to first place, turn single DOWN,
   then lead down the center, with 2s and 3s coming up the sides
   to follow them down.  1s, reaching third place, cast to second; 2s
   reaching third place stay there, 3s reaching first place stay there
   to start the dance again as 1s.


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Gendered version
From memory here.


A1:  M1 casts off, W1 balances back then follows him.
     He cuts between the two men to turn W3 right hand; W1 takes the lead
     going out between the two women, then back through her place to his,
     turning back over leftt shoulder to turn left hand, all finishing at
     home.

A2:  W1 casts off, M1 balances back.  As above, except she turns M3 left
     hand and partners turn right hand 1/2 way and _don't let go_.

B1:  1s lead between the two other couples, then face the women to start
     a morris hey ACROSS the set, finishing by turning right hand 3/4 to
     be improper in the middle.

B2:  1s cross right shoulder, cast up to first place, turn single DOWN,
     then lead down the center, with 2s and 3s coming up the sides
     to follow them down.  1s, reaching third place, cast to second; 2s
     reaching third place stay there, 3s reaching first place stay there
     to start the dance again.


STRAFFORD BALL VERSION
The Old Mill (3 couple longways)

Tune, by Brian Jenkins, is in triple time.


A. M1 casts below M2, RH turn L3 once, then leads up outside to prtners 
   orig.place while W1 balances back then follows partner around M2, 
   overtakes him while he is turning W3, casts up outside around W2 and ends in
   partners orig. place (6); 
   Couple1 LH turn halfway

A. Repeat in reverse direction (L1 casts, LH turn with M3, etc., 
   ending with RH turn halfway

B. Cpl.1 lead down middle and face W2 and W3, 
   heys for three across the set (6changes), 
   Cpl.1 RH turn 3/4 (ending improper in middle) (8); 
   Cpl.1 cross by R sh, cast to top and face down, 
    then t.s. away and face down, others face up (4), 
   Couple1 lead to bottom, others come up outside to follow;
   Couple1 cast up to middle, end 3-1-2