his provincial superior, tried in vain to rejoin his community. He appealed to the bishops of Cologne, Mainz and Trier (Ernest of Bavaria, Wolfgang of Dalberg and John of Schönenberg respectively), who submitted a petition to Rudolf II. The latter promulgated the edict of March 5, 1594, enjoining the people of Strasbourg to re-establish the monastery and return their property to the monks. While waiting for this return, Jean Schustein was lodged in Molsheim, with the Jesuits, from October 1594. In 1597, he was joined by three Carthusian fathers and two brothers. In 1598, the provincial superior accepted the foundation of a new charterhouse in Molsheim, while the emperor reiterated his injunction to return it to the people of Strasbourg. The community bought the house known as "Böcklerhof" from Barbe de Schauenbourg, widow of a Böcklin von Böcklinsau, for 5,000 florins; at the same time, on August 21, 1598, a treaty was signed between Henri IV and the Carthusian monks, the latter obtaining compensation of 7,500 livres tournois per annum for their losses in Strasbourg. At the same time, the city of Strasbourg finally agreed to make compensation; the prior and the magistrate of Molsheim were welcomed to Strasbourg by the Magistrate, who proposed an exchange to the monks: the land and property confiscated by the Protestant municipality were to be kept by the latter, but title deeds in 47 Catholic localities were to be granted in exchange. In addition, the keys to the room where the books and liturgical ornaments seized in Koenigshoffen were kept were to be given to them. Foundation of the new charterhouse The Carthusian community in Molsheim was increased by monks from Koblenz, Cologne, Mainz and Rettel near Thionville. The monks, who numbered six in 1600, received their first professed member the following year, Georges Schoen, from Sélestat. In 1602, Charles of Lorraine, Archbishop of Strasbourg, officially granted the Carthusian monks permission to re-found a monastery. Work therefore began on the Böcklerhof, with the installation of cells and a first oratory, consecrated on 16 April 1606, dedicated to the Trinity, Saint Sebastian, Saint Henry the Confessor and Saint Catherine. Henri Topffer, prior from 1602 to 1612, celebrated the first mass in the conventual church on March 25, 1610; however, the building was not officially dedicated until August 3, 1614, with a dedication to the Trinity, Mary, John the Baptist and all the saints. Numerous donations