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 7
Overall Notes:
Cecil called “victrix orientis” [Latin: victrix is the feminine form of the word for champion or victor; orientis means "of the east"]
’07 Anne C.[?] born[.] Her father is Earl of Wiltshire
7 – Number 7 is Virgin, sign of Minerva + Pallas, the moon goddess

Line 1:
Lo: Marlowe symbol
Line 2
Eye: eyes = Leicester

Sonnet 8
Overall Notes:
’08 Mary Tudor m. (by proxy) to Archduke Charles Sidney – theorist on “music”
8 = Vulean[?] – Symbol of muse of spheres
Will Somers was court fool and confidante of Henry VIII – supposedly had[?] joined court 1525 – James Hil[?] was chief singer]]> https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/]]>