King James did a great service in translating and preserving the English translation from the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts into English and subsequently; the English traditions that we see today (what's left in an ever arabising country). The 1611 KJV is still available to read, as is the 'new' KJV standard - documenting the transition from 'ye old English' to 'modern' English. In 1611 there was no 'J' in the English alphabet.  1611 - Iesus Christ.