Safe Conduct General

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A safe-conduct pass was a document issued by a member of the highest social class to ensure the holder’s safety.
Most often, it provided protection in a specific territory during a journey, and sometimes the holder was given an escort along with the safe-conduct pass.
For example, Jan Hus received a safe-conduct pass from Sigismund of Luxembourg when he traveled to the Council of Constance. He indeed survived the journey to the council, but it did not save him from death in the flames after the ecclesiastical trial…

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