John Wycliffe

The contents of the book dealing with the Church are closely connected with the decision respecting the 18 theses. When the king turns over temporalities to the clergy he places them under his jurisdiction from which later pronouncements of the popes cannot release them. When this fact was announced to Wycliffe he declared that no one could change his convictions.

: /ˈwɪklɪf/; also spelled Wyclif Wycliff Wiclef Wicliffe Wickliffe; c. He completed his translation directly from the Vulgate into vernacular English in the year 1382 now known as Wycliffe's Bible.