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QUEEN'S DELIGHT [1], THE. AKA and see "Rakes Delight (The)." English, Jig (6/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was first printed in Henry Playford's Dancing Master, 13th edition (1706, p. 363). It was retained in subsequent editions through the 16th (1718), after which it was dropped from the series.

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