The Catholic Church and the King of England made it illegal to print, smuggle, and read the Bible when the Printing Press came out. The Pilgrims actually had a printing press and they put out Christian pamphlets and other illegal material. They would smuggle read material and Bibles into England from Holland.
William Brewster started his Pilgrim Press. The printing press was a relative new invention and Brewster printed his stirring pamphlets and books against King James, which were smuggled into England. Possession of these pamphlets and books in England meant long prison sentences or worse. The Pilgrim Press became the cause for a political incident between Holland and England, but the Dutch did not interfere with Brewster.
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