Towards the end of Xeme century the royal command was to offend: the royal authority does not have any more any catch on the multiple arrogant lords and agitators towards their suzerain Roy.
In 989 the Council of Charroux imposes a rule, a code intended to give of the command in this company. The Church obtains lords the stop of the exactions towards the peasants and the churches in a radius of 30 steps around the saint building: there indeed, in the event of war the peasant must be able to find refuge. Moreover the council a protection gives the merchants and the clerks if they do not carry weapons: thus the security of the roads and thus of the trade is restored.
In XIème, the TREVE OF GOD supplements the PEACE OF GOD: the TREVE OF GOD forbidden any man of war to battle: Wednesday evening at Monday morning, during the Advent, during Christmas, Lent and Easter