Middle+Ages+Letter

1377 A.D. Dear,  Pope Gregory XI    I am writing you now with the last hours of my life depending on the clock. I am greatly sorry for what I did all that I was trying to do was improve the religion that I would greatly proud of. For the 18 charges that you and the church put against me then calling for my arrest and then examination I do not think that it is fair. I was just trying to improve the all ready ok language, but it could use some new improvements like translating the bible into English. Because of my friends I got out of my death penalty Another attempt was made in 1382 at a council of Church leaders held in London named the Earthquake Council (so named after a May 21st earthquake disrupted proceedings). The participants threatened to break up the assembly until the archbishop of Canterbury declared the tremor a sign from God to purge England of erroneous doctrine. Though 24 of Wycliffe's conclusions were condemned as heresies or errors, he was permitted to continue teaching and writing.