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The Safe Conducts Act 1414 (
2 Hen. 5. Stat. 1. c. 6) was an
act of the
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the Great Council of England, great council of Lords Spi ...
. It made it
high treason
Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its d ...
to break a truce or promise of
safe conduct
Safe conduct, safe passage, or letters of transit, is the situation in time of international conflict or war where one state, a party to such conflict, issues to a person (usually, an enemy state's subject) a pass or document to allow the enemy ...
by killing, robbing or "spoiling" the victim. Unusually, the "voluntary receipt" or "concealing" of people who had violated this act was also stated to be treason.
The act was suspended for seven years by the (
14 Hen. 6. c. 8), and permanently repealed in 1442.
See also
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Misprision of treason
Notes
References
Related acts of 15th Century England
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External links
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Acts of the Parliament of England 1414
Repealed English legislation
Treason in England
Treason Acts
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