Before high speed, secure communication technology existed in the form of computers/phones, how could a government confidently engage with someone claiming to represent a foreign nation’s government? I just imagine you’d risk someone with the ability to forge documents and put on a good performance being able to declare war on behalf of an unsuspecting country.
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The ambassador came with signed credentials from the government/King on a scroll/letter sealed with an official wax seal. In addition they would normally be a known noble from a respected family not some random stranger.
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