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 55
General Notes
1st Pros. [Protestant] martyr of new law allowing burn[ing] of heretics under Mary
70 persons that year burnt alive[,] Latimer + Ridley
Latimer—lighting such a candle as should never be put out. = Famous words
Line 1
Marble: Martyrs under Mary
Line 2
Mars: Martyrs under Mary
Line 14
Eyes: Celeb. Of E.?

SONNET 56
General Notes
54-55 Mary persuades herself of her own pregnan. – Apr. announcement + bell ringing
’56 Plot abroad to put E + Courtenay on throne but country now protective of E
1556—Phil. (heir to thr.) becomes P. II + King of Spain (father abdicates)[.] Leaves M. in Eng.
Line 1-2: Love dist[inct] from appetite]]>

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