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]]>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/]]>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 1 Overall notes Sid – Arcadia [illegible] has 17 sonnets (9 are Eng. Form) Henry VII on throne – Marriage Arthur + Cath. Of Aragon Tudor symbol A Rose – maybe Raleigh? 1501 – Arthur, Prince of Wales, marries Cath. of Aragon – Nov. (See line 3) 1600 – Bruns burned [illegible] Rome Henry Tudor was Earl of Richm. Eyes here can be her attach. to Leic., preventing royal marriage What if Fair = Fr = Francis? Spring may mean Spain Theme of whole: Categories Is she to be the matron’s “tender” in marriage trade? Line 1 Increase: Marriage—family but not love “desired” Line 3 Decease: Cecil? Line 4 Bear: May be marriage with Leicester Line 10 Spring: Spain? Line 11 Buriest: Bear = leicester [sic] symbol Line 12 Waste in niggarding: denigrate[;] negromantike?[?]
SONNET 2 Overall Notes Fair is part of title of [illegible] Baron Ferrers Death of Arthur; Henry becomes successor Mary Stuart born in 42 Jane suggests council speakers in this group but I’m inclined to think (perhaps) – over period of years – advice urying [sic] (quote Ransom) Arthur’s death possibly from corruption ’99 – Sir [illegible] probable host to [illegible] – More + he [illegible] – Henry, age 9 – encountered by them, (N born in ’91— Duke of York = Henry Mary Tudor m. to James IV of Scotl. He much older than she (she is 15) ([illegible] of James I, Engl) Maybe “best” is Bess ’02 Catherine’s tutor + confessor sent back home (Alessandra Gualdina[?]) 1601 1561 40 winters (from time of Bacon’s birth) Could I’s be J’s for James = House of St.? Line 1 Forty winters: prophecy: Scotland – winters Line 4 Weed: widow’s (Cath) Line 7 Eyes: Leic? Line 13 When thou art old: She’d be 65 after 40 years on throne Art: Stuart? 15 + 25 Catherine Howard will see her blood]]>https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/]]>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 101
Hugh = color ’91–Hugh O’Donnell escapes from Eng. + begins war (Irish) Late 1397 (p. 203, Lacey) Vere = Truth, To Eliz, He defended Essex in Azores trouble against Raleigh War of Theatres begins 1601 (Exec. of Essex connected?) 1601 John Sh[akespeare?] dies Truth is enough: celebration renewed Line 2 Dy’d: pan: Exec. of Essex
Line 13 How: Howard?
SONNET 102 D marriage in Dec – possibly memb of Parl. in Oct (dissolved in Dec). Carr becomes Somerset but I don’t know when (was Cecil, first?) Summer must be James I believe Ral. was a nightingale (night?)]]>
]]>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 103 ’94–Philip sends money to aid the Hughs (of Ireland) 1603–O’Neill surrenders[;] Mountjoy (Blount) has victory (End of Cath[olicism]; contest for Ireland_ 1903 Plague stops players Reopen in 1604 Apr. Mary placed infant James in custody of Earl of Mar. – March 1567 Essex angry at E’s refusal to appt. Bl.-- what year? Blunt exec. with Essex 1601 other Blunt took over comm. in Irel. Also–it was Earl of Mar who was Sc. repr.--arrived to find Essex dead.--Neyst[?] with Cecil, ’01 End of mirror (with end of Eliz.)
SONNET 104 Perhaps annual sequence ended at 1603? Tris[?] 1592 Essex + 2 Bacons ’04 Dec appeals to J. in vain for help against charges of conjuring. Line 6: Lear now: Cordelia tries to aid father]]>
]]>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 105 E. assumed pose of “earthly idol” near end of her reign About 1603 Bacon writes Valerius Terminus in which he makes first mention of the 4 classes of idols afterwards descr. in Novium Organdum ’20 Could this be against Essex retort to K[illegible] to rep. of quartering during night of [illegible]? 1604–authorized King James Version Bible Chains last used against Wyat again strung to resist invasion of Armada–London Line 1: Interesting bc cf. this with Jonson’s tribute to him [Shakespeare] after his death Line 14: Trinity[;] maybe: Eng Scotl Irel
SONNET 106 Constance–1st child of Donne (1603?) ’06 Bacon marries Alice Birnham 05–what is Bacon–Veralum? Just before Armada: Merlin? (old marble at Glastonbury)--words warn of destr. when Pendragon’s seed (like Pegronientarus[?] word[?] but earlier) Time not king now + has “wasted” her (Strong evidence that two are the same) Fair + dark becomes “dark, cruel, + unfaithful” in 2nd unit Line 3: Making beautiful old rhyme: Bible Line 7: Express’d: Essex[;] Young Essex marries Frances Howard Line 8 You master now: Master of England Line 10 Prefiguring: mortal Line 11: Divining: Bible Line 14 Eyes: Leicester (in command of kingdom’s defenses at time of Armanda)]]>