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 95 ’95 Ulster Rebellion [illegible] ’95 Robt Southwell exe. When does Essex ruling “mansion” to [illegible] debts to E? ’95—Bacon fails to get vacant solicitor[?]—generalship
SONNET 96 Bacon writes “Device on the Queen’s Day” 96 Essex nominee for appt (gained by Cec.) was Sir Tho. Bradley 1596—Cecil becomes bearer of signet Who is the shepherd? Line 6 Well: Southwell Lines 10-11: warning (applied to E, not Alencon?)]]>
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SONNET 97 ’97—still another Armada attempted 40th year of E’s reign—Essex refuses to come to celeb[ration] Donne with fleet in ’97—Azores ’97—Lord Howard (not Es) is named Lord Admiral + now named Earl of Nottingham + Essex compensated as Earl Marshall ’97—Essex tries to arrange marr. bet. Lady Hatton + Bacon; Coke wins 1597—Sept-Azores [illegible] by Essex (Ral. quarrel)—treas. loss (seizure of cochineal [a dye derived from insects]) makes for loss of real treas. ships Donne served under Lord Tho. Howard in Azore Line 2 Fleeting: Howard[?]: ship fleet commander Line 6 Teeming: Fleet [illegible] in Oct Line 8 Decease: Cecl
SONNET 98 ’98—Coke marries Lady Hatton 1598 = Cecil succeeds Burl. Wedding: Lady Southh. + Wm Hervey ’98 Eliz. Vernon pregnant South marries her secretly Partial Cause of E’s anger—Es’s promotion of disgraced South Line 10 Vermillion: blush]]>
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SONNET 99 Check on sp. of marjoram “marierom” = Mary of Rome? Has one line too many—a kind of action incident Essex nearly dies—ill Line 1 Forward violet: Hamlet is “forward violet” I, iii, 6, 7 Line 13 Vengeful canker: Essex
SONNET 100 About 1600—Essex very ill—Announced death; Prayers in churches, E jealous 1600 Charles I born Here + next sonnet he tries to reaffirm over-all good of subject 1600 Bruns burned at stake in Rome Eng is theme (not Eliz.) Line 1 Muse: Invocation: to return to theme- forgiveness [illegible] reproach Line 4 Base subjects: vs. royal?]]>