, prior of Doncheri, was bora at Charleville in 1697, and entered early
, prior of Doncheri, was bora
at Charleville in 1697, and entered early into the congregation of St. Maur, where he acquired great esteem for his
learning; but being presented to a rich benefice by the
abbe de Pompone, and patronized by the ministry, he
went into the order of Cluni. He passed his time at Paris
without attaching himself to any reli-ious house, cultivating literature, and examining the archives and libraries.
He died in Dec. 1767, aged seventy. He is partly author
of the edition of the glossary of Du Cange, 6 vols. folio,
and entirely of the “Supplement
” in 4 vols. fol. 1766,
sometimes bound in two, which in point of learned research
places him on an equality with his predecessor. He compiled also “Alphabetnm Tironianum, seu Notas Tironis
expiicandi methodus, cum pluribus Ludovici Pii chartis
quae notis iisdem exaratoe sunt.
” Paris,