Annotation:Abel Drugger

The melody also appears in John Johnson's 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 8 (London, 1758). Abel Drugger was a character in Ben Jonson's play The Alchemist, a role popularised in the mid-1740's by David Garrick (1717-1779), the finest British actor of the 18th century. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 147. X:1 T:Abel Drugger M:C| L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757) Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G2 G(B/c/) dBGB|D2 D(A/B/) cAFA|G2 G(B/c/) dBGB|AdAF G2 G,2:| |:d(e/f/) ge dBGB|D(A/B/) cA dBcA|d(e/f/) ge dBGB|AdAF G2 G,2:| |:g2 "tr"f2 gdBG|cBAG FAFD|g2 "tr"f2 gdBG|AdAF G2 G,2:||