Annotation:Jew's Restoration (The)

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 JEW'S RESTORATION, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody first appeared (as did many in Charles and Samuel Thompson's 1757 collection) in John Johnson's 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 7 (London, 1756). However, dance instructions for "The Jew's Restoration" appear in Peter Thompson's Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1754.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 82.  Recorded sources:

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