Sonnets 61 and 62

Item

Title
Sonnets 61 and 62
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 61
Is Bacon the watchman?
1561 O’Neill’s rebellion
Burleigh is spy?

SONNET 62
General Notes
’62—Duke of Guise murdered (in Feb) by Huguenot – (check on identity here + next page)
After Essex death, sec[retary] reports E. cries as she catches glimpse of self in mirror
Dudley bro[ugh]t into Council[.] Also Tho. Howard, Duke of Norfolk
Could Guise be “outward” or “mask”?
Cath. Parr had written Pros. [Protestant] tract – Lamentations of a Sinner
She[?] asked Council to make Dudley Protector of the realm with 20,000 per year—when ill and thought see[?] dying
Line 1
Sin: Scandals in ’62
Subject
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
Is Part Of
Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.1. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Date Created
1968
Language
Primarily English; some Latin
Format
PDF
Identifier
CCA 10.2011.01_Sonnets_61_62