Editing Louis X of France (section)

===Edict freeing serfs===
In July 1315, Louis X issued an edict effectively abolishing serfdom in the royal domain.{{sfn|Brissaud|1915|p=317}} As a way of raising revenues, for his war against Flanders,{{sfn|Harding|2001|p=225}} and having alighted on a reform of French [[serfdom]] as a way of achieving this, he declared that French serfs would be freed, although each serf would have to purchase his freedom. A body of commissioners was established to undertake the reform, establishing the ''[[Status in Roman legal system|peculium]]'', or value, of each serf.{{sfn|Kézai|1999|p=lxxvii}} For serfs owned directly by the King, all of the ''peculium'' would be received by the Crown; for serfs owned by subjects of the King, the amount would be divided between the Crown and the owner.