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 39
Overall Notes
[Illegible] by proxy—cannot marry: Leicester—Eliz.
Leic. forbids marriage to Al[encon]
She sees affair and [illegible] of marriage
How can I praise you when that is the same as praising myself (since you are my soul)
’38-39—Diplomatic crisis—Coalition of Pope, King of Fr. + Emperor, Treaty of Nice
Line 10
Leave: Cleve [Anne of Cleves: fourth wife of Henry VIII]

SONNET 40
Overall Notes
’40 Abell burned at stake
’40 Catherine Howard [fifth wife of Henry VIII] + H (div[orced] from Anne of Cleves)
Disillusionment—her sexual behavior
Lines 7-8: he marries—denies her? Or she philanders—denies others’ marriage
Line 13
Well: Cromwell]]>

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