>From pursuing Thomas Violet in the Harvard and
Yale Libraries and then through Early English
Books Online (which I can access through the
Vassar library) I think that Thomas Violet is the
answer. Among his many pamphlets are writings
about the monarch's right to coin and export
money, which fits directly into the footnote I
sent.
I can also admit to either ignorance or a lack of
adventuresomeness: I did a Google search on T.
Violet (probably a mistake!) and did not try to
imagine the full name.
Thanks to Perry Mehrling (and to the HES list).
Peter G. Stillman