joan waste was taken to court for breaking the law. the judge was a man employed by the bishop. she had to defend her views and was told she would die. she had not liked the fact that the church services were being read in the language of latin. she was to die for being a protestant and for refusing to agree with the catholic church. she bought a bible in english, but the catholic church wanted them to only be in latin. she asked friends to read to her for a penny.