Safe Conducts Act 1414

The Safe Conducts Act 1414 (2 Hen. 5 c.6) was an Act of the Parliament of England.[1] It made it high treason to break a truce or promise of safe conduct 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.

Safe Conducts Act 1414
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for punishing Breakers of Truces and Safe Conducts: and for appointing Conservators in every Port.
Citation2 Hen. V. c.VI
Territorial extent
Dates
Repealed1442
Other legislation
Amended by29 Hen. VI. c.II (1450)
Repealed by20 Hen. VI. c.XI (1442)
Relates to
  • 4 Hen. V. c.VII (1416)
  • 14 Hen. VI. c.VIII (1435)
  • 15 Hen. VI. c.III (1436)
  • 18 Hen. VI. c.VIII (1439)
  • 20 Hen. VI. c.I (1441)
  • 29 Hen. VI. c.II (1450)
  • 31 Hen. VI. c.IV (1452)
  • 14 Edw. IV. c.IV (1475)
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Act was suspended for 7 years in 1435,[2] and permanently repealed in 1442.[3]

See also

References
  1. Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Safe Conducts Act 1414 [2 Hen. V. - A.D. 1414 Statute I, Chapter VI]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 320–326. OCLC 1110419501.
  2. Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Suspension of Safe Conducts Act 1414 [14 Hen. VI. - A.D. 1435 Chapter VIII]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. p. 476. OCLC 1110419501.
  3. Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Repeal of Safe Conducts Act 1414 [20 Hen. VI. - A.D. 1442 Chapter XI]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 517–518. OCLC 1110419501.
  • Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Form of Safe Conduct Act 1436 [15 Hen. VI. - A.D. 1436 Chapter III]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 480–481. OCLC 1110419501.
  • Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Safe Conducts Act 1439 [18 Hen. VI. - A.D. 1439 Chapter VIII]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 496–499. OCLC 1110419501.
  • Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Letters of Safe Conduct Act 1441 [20 Hen. VI. - A.D. 1441 Chapter I]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 511–513. OCLC 1110419501.
  • Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Breakers of Truces and Safe Conducts Amendment 1450 [29 Hen. VI. - A.D. 1450 Chapter II]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 552–554. OCLC 1110419501.
  • Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Breach of Truce or Safe Conduct Act 1452 [31 Hen. VI. - A.D. 1452 Chapter IV]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 561–563. OCLC 1110419501.
  • Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Breaking of Truce and Safe Conducts Confirmation 1475 [14 Edw. IV. - A.D. 1475 Chapter IV]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 657–658. OCLC 1110419501.
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