David Williams, The Welsh Cistercians, records:
And somewhere I have read of Cistercian lay brothers in south Wales - Margam? - in early C14 going on strike for more beer. Can't track the reference down but will have another look.
Key thing about a lot of these is that they predate the demographic collapse of the C14 which is generally thought to have created recruitment problems with lay brothers, and consequential stroppiness among those that were recruited.
Maddy
On 16/02/2019 00:05, Catherine Mooney wrote:
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********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religionIs anyone familiar with primary or secondary sources that indicate any tensions between lay brothers/sisters, on the one hand, and the choir monks/nuns on the other?