Chief among the censors during a 250-year period was the Court of the Star Chamber that met behind closed doors to decide the fate of printers accused of violating edicts of the time.

• 在长达250年的时间里，作为最主要监察人员的地下裁判团在紧闭的门后见面，并决定被指控犯有亵渎当时法令的印刷者的命运。