And if he foond owher a good felawe, / He wolde techen hym to have noon awe / In swich caas of the ercedekenes curs, / But if a man's purs were in his ers.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Summoner's willingness to advise bribery and disdain for church law, a raw and controversial portrayal.
c. 1387-1400
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"For trewely, I dar wel seye, to make it short, He was a verray parfit gentil knyght."
Controversial"The firste vertu, sone, if thou wolt lere, Is to restreyne and kepe wel thy tonge."
Strange & Unusual"In al the parisshe wif ne was ther noon / That to the offrynge bifore hire sholde goon."
Strange & Unusual"And certeinly he was a good felawe; Ful many a draughte of wyn had he ydrawe."
Humorous"A voys he hadde as smal as hath a goot."
Strange & Unusual