| Title | Song 2, Act Ii (t) |
| Short Title | Penelope, 1728 |
| Page | T34M13 |
| Genre | BA |
| Country | E |
| Instruments | VO |
| Incipit | //232/17-6-//5-4-5-/6-7-1//232/17-6- |
| Indicated Tune | Abbot of Canterbury (it) |
| First Line | How idle the notion of birth and of blood (fl) |
| Burden Text | Derry down (bt) |
| Stress Notes | 215621 |
| Intervals | 2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,2,2,2,2,2,2,-2,-2,-2,-2, |
| Key Signature | Bb,EUb |
| Time Signature | 6/4 |
| Do | Bb |
| Date | 1728 |
| Number | R1.9 |