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They were members of the Church and were under the protection of Church law. This set all clergy apart from other classes under the feudal system.

Unlike peasants, merchants or members of the aristocracy, monks could not be tried by manorial or royal courts, but only by a bishop or archbishop. In fact very few monks ever had to face a court trial since they were dealt with by their own prior or abbot.

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Monks and nuns belonged to the Church, which was a separate class of society from all others. They were governed only by Church law, not by the king's law.

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