Lace covert

Directions

Left Worker: Prepared 5 departed bows, place colour 1 up on ABC left, and on BC right.
Right worker: Prepared 5 departed bows, place colour 1 up on ABC right, and on BC left.

LW: A right through BC right take C left unreversed
RW: A left through BC left take C right unreversed
LW: Lower left bows
RW: Lower right bows
LW: A left through BC left take C right unreversed
RW: A right through BC right take C left unreversed
LW: Lower right bows
RW: Lower left bows
LW: A right through B right from within take RW A left from within unreversed
RW: ---
LW: ---
RW: A left take LW B right from within unreversed
LW: Lower A right
RW: ---
LW: Reverse A left clockwise
RW: Reverse A right clockwise
Exchange LW A left with RW A right unreversed
LW: Reverse A left counterclockwise
RW: Reverse A right counterclockwise

Tollemache Transcription [13]

Lace couerte take 4 bowis departid & set on owr handes in þe maner of þe thyke lace bordyd saue in þis lace þe colour xalbe a bovyn & þe oþer be nethe & work onis with ȝour ryght hand & onis with owr lyfte hand in þe maner of þe open lace of 5 bowis þan chang þe ouer bowis of owr nerhand in þe maner of þe thyne lace bordryd sythen reuerse þi bow of a lyfte downward so þat þe colowr þat was be nethe be a bowe & þi felaw in þe wyse xalle reuerse hys bow of A ryght þan xal ȝe chang ȝour ouer bowis of owr farder handys so þat eyther of ȝow tak oþer bowis vnreuersyd þan reuerse þi bow of A lyfte vpward so þat þe colour be a bovyn þat was a bovyn at þe begynning & þi [fe] felaw xal do in lyke maner with hys farder hand þan xal ȝe be gyn a geyn as ȝe ded befor and whane þat ȝe schal be gyn a geyn loke þat þe colour be a bovyn þat was a bovyn at þe begynnyng þan þou xalt haue a lace of on colour with in & a lace of a noþer colour with owt and þan on may be drovyn ryght well owt of þe oþer

Harley 2320 Transcription [15]

FOR to make a lace couert: Take x bowis departed, and set on ȝowr handes in þe maner of þe þykke lace bordred, saue in þys lace þe o colour schal be aboue & þ^e oþer beneþen; and wyrke ones wyþ ȝowrw ryȝt hondes & ones wyth ȝowre lyft hondes yn þ^e maner of an open lace of v bowes. Þen change ȝe þ^e ouer bowes of ȝowre next hondes in þ^e maner of þ^e þyn lace bordred. Þenne reuerce þy bowe of A lyft donward so þat þ^e colour þat was beneþen be abouen; and þy felow yn þ^e same maner schal reuerce hys bow of A ryȝt. Þan schal ȝe chang þ^e ouer bowes of ȝour ferþer hondes so þ^t eyþer of ȝow take other bowys vnreuerced. Þen reuers þy bowe of A lyft vpward so þat þe colour þ^t was above be above; & þy felow schal wyrke in þe same maner w^t hys forþer hond. Þen schal ȝe begynne as ȝe dud before and when ȝe begynne aȝen loke þ^t þ^e colour þ^t was aboue at begynnyng be aboue þen. And þen schalt þ^u haue a lace of o colour w^tin and anoþer of anoþer colour w^toute.