ancient and considerable town of France, in Champagne, with a bishop's see. The cutlery wares made here are in high esteem. It is seated on a mountain near the river Marne, in E. Long. 4. 24. N. Lat. 47. 52.

Langton, Stephen, was born in England, but Langton, educated at Paris, and was greatly esteemed for his learning by the king and nobility of France. He was chancellor of Paris, a cardinal of Rome, and in the reign of King John was made archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Innocent III., in opposition both to the monks of Canterbury and to the king. Langton was one of the most illustrious men of his age for learning; and continued archbishop 22 years, dying in 1228. A catalogue of his books is given by Bale and Tanner.