 In 1369 Wycliffe obtained a bachelor's degree in theology, and his doctorate in 1372.In 1374, he received the crown living of St Mary's Church, Lutterworth in Leicestershire, which he retained until his death.In 1374 his name appears second, after a bishop, on a commission which the English Government sent to Bruges to discuss with the representatives of Gregory XI a number of points in dispute between the king and the pope.