<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare" id="mwXQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="William Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>'s play, <i id="mwXg"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice" id="mwXw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="The Merchant of Venice">The Merchant of Venice</a></i>, is entered on the <i id="mwYA"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stationers'_Register" id="mwYQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Stationers' Register">Stationers' Register</a></i>. By decree of Queen Elizabeth, the <i id="mwYg">Stationers' Register</i> licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material.