_Golden Bees_ (Vol. vii., p. 478.).--When the tomb of Childeric, father of
Clovis, was opened in 1653, there were found, besides the skeletons of his
horse and page, his arms, crystal orb, &c., {536} "more than three hundred
little bees of the purest gold, their wings being inlaid with a red stone
like cornelian."