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Sir John Birkenhead was appointed Licenser of the Press, and he was succeeded by Sir Roger L’Estrange.
From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason
The Restoration also restored the office of Licenser of the Press, which continued till 1694.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
The Archbishop was the State Licenser for religious books, but of course did not do the work himself.
From Obiter Dicta Second Series by Birrell, Augustine
At this time and long afterwards, the Licenser regarded it as his chief duty to protect the court against all possibility of attack from the stage.
From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Cook, Dutton
There was a law in Milton's day forbidding the printing of any work until it had been approved by the official Licenser of Books.
From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by Long, William Joseph
