title: The Masque of Queens
title_page_title: THE MASQVE OF QVEENES 
title_page_author: Written by B<small>EN</small>: I<small>ONSON</small>.
title_page_performance: Celebrated <i>From the House of Fame</i>: By the most absolute in all State, and Titles.  ANNE Queene of Great <i>Britaine</i>, &c. With her Honourable  Ladies. <i>At White Hall</i>, Febr.2. 1609.
title-page_latin_motto: <i>Et memorem famam, quæ bene gessit, habet</i>.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i>, Printed by N. O<small>KES</small>. for <i>R. Bonian</i> and <i>H. Wally</i>, and are to be sold at the Spred Eagle in Poules Church-yard. 1609.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle Dedicatory" <i>to</i>: Henry Frederick, Prince; <i>from</i>: Ben Jonson [A3r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Feb 22, 1609: Entered to Richard Bonian and Henry Walley: "a booke called, The maske of Queenes Celebrated, don<i>n</i>e by Beniamin Iohnson".
stationer_additional_notes: Greg states the edition contains 20 sheets, but it should be 21. The description notes that the costumes, invention, architecture of the scenery, and machine were made by Inigo Jones; the dances designed by Heirome Herne and by Thomas Giles; one song sung by John Allen; and the music composed by Alphonso Ferrabosco.
transcript_modern_spelling: The masque of queens celebrated from the house of fame by the most absolute in all state and titles Anne queen of Great Britain etc. with her honorable ladies at Whitehall Febr. 2 1609 written by Ben Jonson Et memorem famam quae bene gessit habet London printed by N. Okes for R. Bonian and H. Walley and are to be sold at the Spread Eagle in Paul's Churchyard 1609