pass legislation and usurp the courts, because the political
authority had the supposed superiority over the population of
villeins. Shortly after the Statutes of Merchants was passed,
the Jews were forced to leave England. The presumption is, there
were others who desired to take their place and run the law
merchant business themselves. 8. MERCHANTS CREATE MONEY FROM
DEBT This will be a very short explanation of a very complex
issue. Money of intrinsic value, as gold or silver, which is
mined, coined or weighed, and used in the exchange of goods or
service increases as more gold and silver is put into
circulation. If there is no money of intrinsic value, how does
paper "money" come into circulation? How does it increase? A
promise to pay is the substitute for real lawful dollars. You
may be creating "money", when you believe you are agreeing to be
a debtor. At the time the government of the United States was
taking gold out of circulation, Congress was discussing the
issue of money. Below is a Congressional