Over 40 years after Wycliffe’s death, by order of a papal council, the clergy exhumed his body, burned his bones, and threw his ashes into the river Swift.
Enam kui 40 aastat pärast Wycliffe’i surma kaevas kirik tema surnukeha paavsti konsiiliumi käsul välja, põletas luud ning viskas ta tuha Swifti jõkke.