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 25
Overall Notes
Thomas Nolsey nearing end of career in ’25
Minister – power next[?] to being but dys.[?] on heir
’25 – Henry Fitzroy = Duke of Richmond (desp. of legit. hr. to thr.)
“marigold is for marriage”=aspiring suitors?
Line 2
Proud titles: Fitzroy – duke of Richmond and Somerset, Henry Courteney[?] = Marquis of Exeter, Boleyn – Viscount Richford[?]
Line 6
Marigold: symbol for me “Lady Mary” (Paul, p. 248)
Lines 8-10: Essex (critics agree)

SONNET 26
Overall Notes
’26 Mary sent away fr. Cath. to Ludlow Center
1526—Ship named Anne Boleyn (Erickson, p. 190)
Defense agst. Leviticus: Deuteronomy XXV6
Nelson[?] thinks this [sonnet] may have accompanied portfolio given to South. (of Lucrece[?]) – and therefore not related to rest of series.
Line 6
Bare: Bear? (Leic.)
Line 10
Points: Poynings? Poyntz?]]> https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/]]>