In 1388, it was claimed that he had been a scholar of Decrees (i.e. Canon law) at the University of Oxford for five years, a claim to some extent confirmed by the grant of safe-conduct from the English crown on 18 February 1380, to travel and study at Oxford for a year.
All over the empire these and regalian rights, such as mints, fairs, tolls, and the right of granting safe-conducts, were the substance of princely power.
Historically, the habit of princes in granting safe-conducts to foreigners who, as aliens, did not ordinarily enjoy the full protection of the host-country's law developed into the system of diplomatic immunity.
"Court Order — at the same time letter of safe conduct," the official translation said.
A defecting Taliban commander arrived there alone, and asked him for a letter of safe conduct.
Finally, however, the slaughter of some of Guy's supporters in the Galilee area by Muslims to whom Raymond had granted a safe conduct impelled Raymond to a reconciliation with Guy.
In the words of Maurice Keen: "To make a truce, or to indeed to give safe-conducts or make any agreement with the king's enemies without proper grant of powers, again constituted lèse majesté and can be found defined as such in other military cases".
Charged with treason for leading a two-month strike aimed at ousting President Hugo Chávez, Carlos Ortega, head of the country's biggest labor union, was granted safe conduct and left Caracas for exile in Costa Rica.
But Evo Morales, Bolivia's president, refused to grant Mr Pinto safe-conduct to leave the country.
Once asylum is requested, authorities grant them a safe conduct pass for five days to present their case to the foreign ministry.
