If It's Not Baroque, Don't Fix It!

[JimLucas]

Here's a tune that John Gay used, called Poor Robin's Maggot...

Thanks!, What was a 'maggot'?

In everyday terms, it's the larva of a fly.

 

But in the context of old English dances, it's more like "invention" or "fancy" (the noun, not the adjective).