The following transcription of Demorest's annotations was selected and transcribed by Casper College student and Archives staff member Grace MacPherson in January of 2024.

SONNET 43
’43 = Mar. with Cath. Parr
43—issue of King’s Book: relig. position ordered
Elements appear at end. Identifying them is important. [The four elements—water, earth, air, and fire—were identified with the four humours in the human body—phlegm, black bile, blood, and yellow bile.]
’43 Mary crowned at Stirling Castle
’43 Treaty of Greenwich—Mary [Queen of Scots] to be wed to Edw.
Maybe this is a moon metaphor
Illusion more agreeable than truth about her

SONNET 44
’44 Mary restored to succession
(water) phlegm is cold + moist
(earth) black bile melancholy cold + dry
Mercury was insignia worn by Burleigh]]>

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