There are medieval temple documents which show how they decided the date, qualification for attendance and the method of decision making of a gathering, reminders as well as penalties for absentees (most of which were settled at gatherings).
中世の寺院文書には集会における日程決定や参加資格、議決の方法、出席への督促と欠席者への処分などを定めた文書（これらの多くは集会で定められた）が残されているものがある。