one of the twelve general governments of France, under the old division; bounded on the north by Picardy, on the west by Normandy, on the south by the government of Orleanais, and on the east by that of Champagne. It is about 90 miles in length, and as much in breadth; and is watered by the rivers Seine, Marne, Oise, and Aisne. The air is temperate, and the soil fertile; and it abounds in wine, corn, and fruits. It contains ten small districts, and Paris is the capital city.

ISLEBIAINS, in ecclesiastical history, a name given to those who adopted the sentiments of a Lutheran divine of Saxony, called John Agricola, a disciple and companion of Luther, a native of Illeb, whence the name; who interpreting literally some of the precepts of St Paul with regard to the Jewish law, declaimed against the law and the necessity of good works. See Antinomians.