Premonstratensians and Cistercians did not sit in parliament like Benedictines or Augustinians, but were summoned from 1295 because they were needed to finance the war with France.  They were summoned 10 times in the reign of Edward I:  the Dale abbot went 9 times, but many others never went at all.  They gave up half their revenues in 1294 and gave the king 1/10 in 1295.  Edward II stopped them paying taxes to Premontre and
took the money himself.  Patrons petitioned the king to stop paying taxes to Premontre, and a statute of 1307 prohibits it.  11 abbots used this as an excuse not to go to Premontre for general chapter and sent a letter via the abbots of Langdon and Sulby.  The abbots were threatened with excommunication and appealed to Rome;  the threats were repeated in 1311 and the abbots (not those of Sulby, Beeleigh, Langdon or St Radegund’s) were
excommunicated.  Their appeal was heard at Vienne and they weem to have won.
An agreement in 1316 had 9 clauses including only annual visitors need attend general chapters;  the Premontre abbot may visit every year or send deputies every 5 years – deputies could not depose abbots;  money was not to be demanded from English
houses except for purposes specified in statutes;  other clauses about taking oaths, the
Premontre abbots’ jurisdiction over apostates, the enclosure of nuns at Irford and Brodholme, the withdrawal of actions against the English abbots since their appeal to Rome.  This was ratified by 20 English abbots.

Sometimes abbots smuggled money out to Premontre, but only if they wanted to.  Before the end of the 14th century relations between the English abbeys and Premontre was weakened by schism about the anti-pope Clement VII (supported by the Premontre abbot) and Urban VI (supported by the English abbots, notably Baukwell of Welbeck, who got deposed).
In the later 15th century, the 1316 agreement no longer applied.
Earlier, a commission to represent the Premontre abbot in England was held for 3 years, latterly for life.  This was fought over, because it was a position of power.  The commissioner had only to report to Premontre every 7 years.  Redman of Shap held the commission in 1459 and had to collect a subsidy (this was difficult and unpopular);  he never sent it.  He was succeeded by Wilkinson of Welbeck in 1505.
In 1515 Premontre tried to regain control:  the case took till 1531 when the judge agreed, but it was never enforced (C/WC).

In 1316 General Chapter tightened up the regulations governing the movement of nuns (C41E).
Also, a royal licence was required for the appropriation of parish churches (C41E), but this was sidestepped by transferring the property first to trustees.

Diffinitores were a select committee which did the real work in provincial chapters (C41E).