You Shall Not Suffer in Life, Honour or Fortune

The kings of Italy and Bohemia both promised safe transport and safe custody to the great pre-Reformation Bohemian reformer, John Hus. Both, however, broke their promises, leading to Hus's martyrdom in 1415. Earlier, Thomas Wentworth had carried a document signed by King Charles I which read, "Upon the word of a king you shall not suffer in life, honor, or fortune." It was not long, however, before Wentworth's death warrant was signed by the same monarch!