Yet Thynne himself underscores Chaucer's support for popular religious reform, associating Chaucer's views with his father William Thynne's attempts to include The Plowman's Tale and The Pilgrim's Tale in the 1532 and 1542 Works.
Alligevel fremhæver Thynne, at Chaucer støttede de folkelige religiøse reformer og associerede Chaucers syn med sin far William Thynnes forsøg på at medtage Plovmandens fortælling og Pilgrimmens fortælling i 1532- og 1542-udgaverne.