Two thoughts. The dance in Arbeau (imitating horses) is not the dance Ceilidh dancers in the UK think of as Horses Brawl. Someone matched the next dance (horseman's brawl?) with HB tune. It's not only the B flat that causes clashes and dissention in part C, it's also the F sharp. The copy I learnt from had F natural except the last which was played sharp, but some play B flat & F sharp for the whole of the C (Blowsabella?)
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