What rights did the 1436 compacts grant the Utraquists in Bohemia?

The Compacts of Basel (or Compactata), promulgated in 1436, served as a formal agreement between the Council of Basel and the Utraquists following the defeat of radical Hussite factions at the Battle of Lipany.

The agreement was based on the Four Articles of Prague, which demanded the free preaching of the word of God, the abolition of the clergy's worldly possessions, the punishment of public sins, and the administration of the Eucharist in both kinds (bread and wine) to the laity. While the Compacts formally granted the Utraquists the right to receive Communion in both kinds, the Council of Basel included subtle, vaguely defined conditions that weakened the original demands.

Ultimately, the Compacts failed to achieve lasting religious peace in Bohemia. The Roman Catholic clergy largely refused to respect the agreement because it lacked papal sanction, and internal divisions persisted between the Utraquists and other religious factions within the kingdom.1