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A65081 An appeal to Caesar wherein gold and silver is proved to the Kings Majestie's royal commodity : which, by the lawes of the kingdom, no person of what degree soever but the Kings Majestie and his Privy Council can give licence to transport either gold or silver ... / by Tho. Violet ... Violet, Thomas, fl. 1634-1662. 1660 (1660) Wing V580; ESTC R34727 48,995 59

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