Sometime towards the end of the 19th century, Mathers came in possession of the complete volume of the Book of Abraham. He attempted to translate it and was planning to publish the translated version, much to the disfavour of Westcott, who intended to keep its content a secret. After the assassination of Woodman, Westcott became the Praemonstrator of the order for five years. After a conflict with Mathers however, he was forced to leave the order, thus leaving the total control to the Imperator.