XXXll INTRODUCTION. 



him with sharp retorts in the Nouvelle Relation de 

 la ville de Venise.'" (Vide VExamen Critique des 

 dictionnaires, par M. Barbier, torn. V, p. 355, 

 1820.) 



It indeed seems from the above, as well as from 

 the internal evidence afforded by comparing many 

 interpolations in the text of Leguat's narrative 

 with parallel allusions in Misson's previous works, 

 that either Misson must have been the compiler 

 and collaborateur of Leguat's book, or Leguat 

 must have repeatedly referred to Misson's publi- 

 cations. In the notes subjoined to the text 

 several of these passages are brought to the 

 attention of the reader ; but, on the other hand, 

 M. Th. Sauzier, whose careful examination of 

 the subject entitles his opinion to be received 

 with the greatest respect, seems to consider that 

 the assertion, that Leguat was not the author of 

 the whole work bearing his name, is without any 

 foundation. M. Sauzier argues that the notice 

 above quoted from the Bibliotheque Britannique 

 establishes a perfectly clear and precise statement 

 in an authoritative work,^ published at the very 



^ La Bibliotheque Biitanniqiie, ou Histoire des Savants de la 

 Grande Bretagne (La Haye, 1733-47), 25 vols., in 8vo. It is a 

 continuation of the Bibliotheque Anglaise commenced in 1717 by 

 Michel de la Roche. The writers in it were well-qualified authors, 

 whose knowledge of English literature was considerable ; their 

 names are given in the Historie d'un Voyage Litteixiire, fait 

 en M.DCC.xxxiii, par Charles Etienne Jordan (La Haye, 1735), 

 p. 159 : — "II parut pendant mon Sejour a Londres, un nouveau 

 Journal sous le Titre de Bibliotheque Britannique. II y a toute 



