The King was becoming impatient with the slow progress , especially in view of his conviction that the Pilgrimage of Grace had been substantially exacerbated due to the rebels ' exploitation of popular religious ignorance . With the bishops showing no signs of completing their task , Cromwell obtained official approval for the Matthew Bible as an interim measure in 1537 , the year of its publication under the pseudonym " Thomas Matthew " , actually John Rogers . Cromwell had helped to fund the printing of this version . The Matthew Bible combined the New Testament of William Tyndale , and as much of the Old Testament as Tyndale had been able to translate before being put to death the prior year for " heresy . " By 1538 , it was compulsory for all churches to own a Bible in accordance with Thomas Cromwell ’s Injunctions
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
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