EXHIBIT 23(b)

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan of Interleaf, Inc.
of our report dated May 11, 1995, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Interleaf, Inc., included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.



/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 14, 1995