The Ploughboy (8)

It was May of 1535. William Tyndale was brought to a damp, dark dungeon in an old medieval castle, complete with seven towers and a moat. There was no escaping Vilvorde. His faithful friend, Thomas Poyntz, tried desperately to rescue him by writing letters to the court, but was only finally imprisoned himself. Tyndale knew his time on this earth was in God’s hands. He tried to use every minute wisely. With what little light and supplies he had, he continued to write and translate. He also...