On September 17, , Charles suddenly published an ordinance in which he declared, in substance, that for a long time he had been taking note of the many complaints provoked by the excesses and misdemeanors of the Jews against Christians, and that the prosecutors had made several investigations and discovered that the Jews broke the agreement with the king on many occasions.
Therefore, he decreed, as an irrevocable law and statute, that no Jew should dwell in his domains Ordonnances, vii. According to the Religieux de St. The decree was not immediately enforced, a respite being granted to the Jews in order that they have enough time to sell their property and pay their debts. Those indebted to them were enjoined to redeem their obligations within a set time; otherwise their pledges held in pawn were to be sold by the Jews.
The provost was to escort the Jews to the frontier of the kingdom. Subsequently, the king released Christians from their debts. With Charles VI mentally ill, from his wife Isabeau presided over a regency counsel, on which sat the grandees of the kingdom.
The rivalry would increase bit by bit and in the end result in outright civil war. The new regents dismissed the various advisers and officials Charles had appointed. On the death of Philip the Bold in April , his son John the Fearless took over the political aims of his father, and the feud with Louis escalated. John, who was less linked to Isabeau, again lost influence at court.
John did not deny responsibility, claiming that Louis was a tyrant who squandered money. They met at the bridge at Montereau on September 10, , but during the meeting, Jean the Fearless killed by Tanneguy du Chastel, a follower of the Dauphin.
