EXHIBIT 23(b)


                           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


   We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement 
(Form S-8) pertaining to the 1994 Employee Stock Option Plan of Interleaf, 
Inc. of our report dated June 16, 1997, 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, 1997, filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                          Boston, Massachusetts
                                          October 23, 1997