Unlicensed Publishing
On his return from Holland, Lilburne was arrested (11 December 1637) for printing and circulating unlicensed books, more especially William Prynne's "News from Ipswich", that were not licensed by The Stationers' Company (known after 1937 as the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers). At that time all printing presses were licensed as well as the publications that were produced on those presses.
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