title: Masquerade du Ciel
variant_description: The end of the book exists in two states: Greg 595a(†) contains a list of "Errata" [F2v]; Greg 595a(*) does not. See also Greg 
title_page_title: MASQUARADE DU CIEL: ... A CELESTIALL MAP, REPRESENTING The  True Site and Motions of the Heavenly Bodies, through the yeeres 1639, 1640,  &c.  SHADOWING The late Commotions,  between S<small>ATURN</small> and M<small>ERCURY</small>, about the Northern   THULE.  With the Happy P<small>EACE</small> and U<small>NION</small>, through the whole L<small>ITTLE</small> W<small>ORLD</small>, made by the Goodnesse of P<small>HEBUS</small> and His Royall P<small>HEBE</small>.
title_page_author: By <i>J. S.</i>
title_page_performance: Presented to the G<small>REAT</small> Q<small>UEENE</small> of the L<small>ITTLE</small> W<small>ORLD</small>. 
title_page_imprint: LONDON, Printed by <i>R. B.</i> for <i>S. C.</i> 1640.
paratext_dedication: Epistle <i>to</i>: Henrietta Maria, Queen (<i>consort of King Charles I</i>); <i>from</i>: John Sadler [A1r]
paratext_charachter_list: "The Persons herein Personated" [A1v]
paratext_other_paratexts: "The Scheme of Heaven" [D1r]; "Notes on Saturn, and Mercuries Quarrell, about Thule" [D1v]; "The Author's Apology" [F2r]; errata [F2v]
stationer_entries_in_register: Nov 24, 1640: Entered to Samuel Cartwright: "a booke called Masquerade du Ciel. p<sup>r</sup>sented to the great queene of the litle world &c by I: S:".
transcript_modern_spelling: Masquerade du ciel presented to the great queen of the little world a celestial map representing the true site and motions of the heavenly bodies through the years 1639 1640 etc. shadowing the late commotions between Saturn and Mercury about the northern thule with the happy peace and union through the whole little world made by the goodness of Phoebus and his royal Phoebe by J.S. London printed by R.B. for S.C. 1640