The Cistercian order had some problems with the lifestyle of its monks or nuns andwith the upkeep of monastic seclusion. A major issue was that a monastery couldbecome subordinate to the local bishop. The earliest cases concern nunneries. Aconflict in Sko nunnery in Uppland in 1432 is known through a collection of testi-monies gathered by clergymen and members of the king’s council. The document,previously unpublished, is here presented in an edition with comments.Prioress Katarina Konradsdotter was accused of verbal and physical abuse andof countermanding orders from the abbess. Five nuns were her accomplices: thegroup was opposed to the nunnery being subordinate to the archbishop instead ofbeing under “rules of the monks”. It was decided that the prioress and her follow-ers were to move to Vårfruberga nunnery, 50 kilometres away.