Perhaps there are two distinct dances whose names sometimes merge:

1. Pavane: From the word 'pavo' meaning peacock. This would suggest a stately 
dance (duple time).

2. Paduan: From 'Padua (triple time)


Miles




On Jul 4, 2015, at 9:34 AM, Edward Chrysogonus Yong <edward.y...@gmail.com> 
wrote:

> Dear Collective Wisdom,
> 
> I'm working on 'Une m'avoit promis' from Le Roy's Second Book for guitar, and 
> rather puzzled. It's marked as 'Paduane' but has a 3, and is barred as three 
> beats to the bar. Aren't pavanes always in duple time?
> 
> Confused,
> 
> Edward
> 
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