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ThePiotrków Statutes (Polish:statuty piotrkowskie) were a set of laws enacted in theKingdom of Poland in 1496. KingJohn I Albert made a number of concessions to thenobility, whose support he required in war.[1] Among other things, the nobles were relieved of certain taxes and were granted exclusive rights to high Church offices.
Additionally city burghers were forbidden from holding royal and national offices,[citation needed] while the peasants were restricted in their mobility; according to the statutes, only one peasant was allowed to leave his home village per year and only one member of a peasant family was allowed to move to the towns.[2]
The statute also removed all tariffs on internal trade along waterways.
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