Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 41 and 42
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 41 and 42
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 41
Overall Notes
41—Countess of Salisbury—in Tower for 2 yrs—executed
Yorkshire uprising to kill[?] Pres. Of North, Llondoff—Failed. 60 exec. [illegible] Sir John Neville
41—Cecil married
42—Thomas born
43—Mary died
42 would be [illegible] of Anne of Cleves had been friend of Cath. Parr. [sixth wife of Henry VIII] = ?
1541 Cranmer brings proof of Catherine’s misconduct earlier[?]
’40—Div. from Anne of Cl. [illegible] by Exec. of Cromwell—others with him burn
Cranmer was twice married (tho clergy)
Cross of House of Guise is two-barred cross of Lorraine
1541 Henry crowned King of Ireland
SONNET 42
Overall Notes
42—Kath. Howard infid. + beheading
Mary St[uart] born 1542
1582 = Alencon + St. in prison
James V dies Dec, 1542
I think it has to be two males competing for E.
Tho[mas?] Seymour loved Cath. Parr before marr[iage] to King
Line 3
Wailing: Wales
SONNET 41
Overall Notes
41—Countess of Salisbury—in Tower for 2 yrs—executed
Yorkshire uprising to kill[?] Pres. Of North, Llondoff—Failed. 60 exec. [illegible] Sir John Neville
41—Cecil married
42—Thomas born
43—Mary died
42 would be [illegible] of Anne of Cleves had been friend of Cath. Parr. [sixth wife of Henry VIII] = ?
1541 Cranmer brings proof of Catherine’s misconduct earlier[?]
’40—Div. from Anne of Cl. [illegible] by Exec. of Cromwell—others with him burn
Cranmer was twice married (tho clergy)
Cross of House of Guise is two-barred cross of Lorraine
1541 Henry crowned King of Ireland
SONNET 42
Overall Notes
42—Kath. Howard infid. + beheading
Mary St[uart] born 1542
1582 = Alencon + St. in prison
James V dies Dec, 1542
I think it has to be two males competing for E.
Tho[mas?] Seymour loved Cath. Parr before marr[iage] to King
Line 3
Wailing: Wales
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_41_42
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 41 and 42,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 19, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9600.