BONS-HOMMES, or Bon-hommes, a sort of hermits of St. Augustin, founded by F. de Paula. They were brought over into England in 1283, by Edmund earl of Cornwall, and settled at Ashorug in Bucks, besides which they had only one house more at Edingdon in Wiltshire. They followed the rule of St. Austin, and wore a blue habit. The name is said to have arisen from Louis XI. of France who used to call F. de Paula, prior of the order, Le bon homme. Till then they had been called the Minimi, or the order of Grammont. See ALBIGENSES.