For in his male he hadde a pilwe-beer, / Which that he seyde was Oure Lady veyl.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Pardoner's false relics. The casual mention of a pillowcase as the Virgin Mary's veil is bizarre and sacrilegious.
c. 1387-1400
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