Statutes of Piotrków

The Piotrków Statutes (Polish: statuty piotrkowskie) were a set of laws enacted in the Kingdom of Poland in 1496. King John I Albert made a number of concessions to the nobility, 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.

For the Piotrków-Wiślica Statutes of 1346-1347, see Wiślica Statutes.

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.