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An appeal to Caesar: : wherein gold and silver is proved to be 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 Councel, can give licence to transport either gold or silver to any person, after it is landed in any part of the kingdome of England. That this great and sacred trust cannot be changed into the hands of any person, persons, or corporations whatsoever, without changing or diminishing the sacred power of his Majestie, it being against his crown and dignity. Humbly presented to his most sacred Majestie, and his most honourable Privy Councel, in opposition to some merchants, who are endeavouring, ... to dispossesse his Majestie of this royal trust, ... to transport at the merchants pleasure, forreign bullion and coine freely, after it is imported into the kingdom ... to the damage of the whole kingdom in general