| Title | Merchant, The (t) |
| Short Title | SS, Folger-C52 |
| Page | 159,2-160,1 |
| Genre | SS |
| Country | E |
| Instruments | MI,VO,KB |
| Incipit | //67/1+7//67/1+7 |
| First Line | My softest verse my darling lyre (fl) |
| First Line-Recitative | Merchant to secure his treasure,the (fl-r) |
| Stress Notes | 6161 |
| Intervals | 2,2,-2,-2,2,2,-2, |
| Key Signature | Bb,EUb,Ab |
| Time Signature | C |
| Do | Eb |
| Number | G3.53.6 |