Every one who knew the late Mr. Douce must have full confidence in his intimate knowledge of mediaeval antiquity, and would not easily be led to imagine that he could be deceived on a point like this; but are we to presume, from a vague _idea_ of your correspondent's, that the executive body of the Society of Antiquaries would fail to detect a forgery of this nature? S. W. S., _olim_ F. S. A. _Foundation-stone of St. Mark's, Venice_ (Vol. iii., p.88.).--This singular relic is now preserved in the "Doucean Museum," at Goodrich Court, Herefordshire, with the numerous objects of art and antiquities bequeathed by Mr. Douce to the late Sir Samuel Meyrick. I believe that nothing can now be ascertained regarding the history of this stone, or how it came into the possession of Mr. Douce. Sir Samuel enumerates it amongst "Miscellaneous Antiquities," No. 2., in his interesting Inventory of this Collection, given in the _Gentleman's Magazine_, Feb., 1835, p. 198. The Doucean Museum comprises, probably, the finest series of specimens of sculpture in ivory existing in any collection in England. The Limoges enamels are also highly deserving of notice. ALBERT WAY. * * * * * HISTOIRE DES SEVARAMBES. (Vol. iii., pp. 4. and 72.) I am not sufficiently familiar with Vossius or his works to form any opinion as to the accuracy of the conclusion which MR. CROSSLEY has arrived at. There is at least much obscurity in the matter, to which I have long paid some little attention. My Copy is entitled,-- "The History of the Sevarambians: A People of the South continent. In _Five_ Parts. Containing an Account of the Government, &c. Translated from the Memoirs of Capt. _Siden_, who lived fifteen years amongst them. Lond. 1738." (8vo. pp. xxiii. and 412.) I have given this to show how it differs from that spoken of by MR. C. as being in _two_ parts, by Capt. Thos. _L_iden, and not a reprint, but a translation from the French, which Lowndes says was "considerably _altered_ and _enlarged_." If this be so, we can hardly ascribe to Vossius the edition of 1738. The preface intimates that the papers were written in Latin, French, Italian, and Dutch, and placed in the editor's hands in England, on his promising to methodise them and put them all into one language; but I do not observe the slightest allusion to the work having previously appeared either in English or French, although we find that Barbier, in his _Dict. des Anon._, gives the French edit. 1 pt. Paris, 1677; 2 pt. Paris, 1678 et 1679, 2 vols. 12mo.; Nouvelle edit. Amsterdam, 1716, 2 vols. 12mo.; and ascribes it to Denis Vairasse d'Alais. There is a long account of this work in _Dict. Historique_, par Marchand: a la Haye, 1758, fo. sub. nom., Allais, as the author, observing-- "Il y a diversite d'opinions touchant la langue en laquelle il a ete ecrit ou compose."