Editing Privileged presses (section)

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In the [[United Kingdom]], the '''privileged presses''' are [[Cambridge University Press]] and [[Oxford University Press]].  They are called this because, under [[letters patent]] issued by the Crown defining their charters, only they have the right to print and publish the [[Book of Common Prayer]] and the [[Authorised Version]] of the [[Bible]] in [[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]].  The Cambridge University Press charter from 1534 gives it the right to print "all manner of books", and Oxford University Press received a similar right when it was chartered in 1636. In addition both presses, by virtue of a separate set of letters patent, hold the explicit right to print the Authorised Version.