Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 37 and 38
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 37 and 38
Date Created
1968
Subject
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
Description
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 37
Overall Notes
Henry has ulcer on his leg now
Pilgrimage of Grace marchers
1587 Mary prd [proud] of James
Suffolk + Exeter involved in christening of Edw[ard]
’37—Aske + Darcy exec[uted]
Coverdale Bible publ[ished] Eng. ’37
Jane Seymour [third wife of Henry VIII] dies
Edw[ard] born
Line 2
See: Seymour
SONNET 38
Overall Notes
’38—Montague, Exeter + Neville beheaded Dec.
James marries Mary of Guise
’38—Matthew’s Bible (of ’37) printed in Paris + [illegitimate] out in Engl[and] as Great Bible
’38 Exeter conspiracy
Maybe this is a relig. poem
John Rogers publ. under alias of Thomas Matthews
SONNET 37
Overall Notes
Henry has ulcer on his leg now
Pilgrimage of Grace marchers
1587 Mary prd [proud] of James
Suffolk + Exeter involved in christening of Edw[ard]
’37—Aske + Darcy exec[uted]
Coverdale Bible publ[ished] Eng. ’37
Jane Seymour [third wife of Henry VIII] dies
Edw[ard] born
Line 2
See: Seymour
SONNET 38
Overall Notes
’38—Montague, Exeter + Neville beheaded Dec.
James marries Mary of Guise
’38—Matthew’s Bible (of ’37) printed in Paris + [illegitimate] out in Engl[and] as Great Bible
’38 Exeter conspiracy
Maybe this is a relig. poem
John Rogers publ. under alias of Thomas Matthews
Type
Text
Creator
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William
Language
ENG, LAT
Is Part Of
Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Identifier
CCA 10.2011.01_Demorest_Sonnets_37_38
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 37 and 38,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 19, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9598.