DULL SIR JOHN. Square for eight; in three parts (1st Ed., 1650). Barnes, CDB-2 Numbering clockwise. (1-3 = heads, 2-4 = sides) Key: Gm, Meter 6/8. First Part. A1 1-2: 1s lead forward 3-4: 1s individually split nearest side couple and go outside to place. 5-8: 3s the same. A2 1-4: 2s the same (splitting nearest head) 5-8: 4s the same. B1 1-2: Head men cross 3-4: Head women cross. 5-8: Heads star right half way to places (skipping). B2 1-8: Sides do the same, but finish with the men standing behind the women. Second Part. A1 1-4: 1s split nearest sides to reach opposites place, while 3s go straight across into opposite's place. 5-8: 3s split nearest sides to get home while 1s go straight across. First and third men then stand behind their respective partners. A2 1-8 2s and 4s do what 1s and 3s did. B1 1-8: 1s and 3s are lined up; they dance a straight hey for four (women pass right to start), eight changes until they're home. B2 1-8: Side couples do the same. Third Part. A1 1-4: All four men cast (left) around their partners and move one place around the ring. 5-8: All four women cast around partner's place and move one place around the ring. A2 1-8: Same as before, moving same direction. (You're now with partner, across the set from where you started.) B1 1-4: Heads go back-to-back with their opposites. 5-8: Heads two changes of rights and lefts with hands starting with opposite, finishing at home. B2 1-8: Sides same thing.