Geoffrey Chaucer — "A gentil Maunciple was ther of a temple, Of which achatours myghte take exemple …"
A gentil Maunciple was ther of a temple, Of which achatours myghte take exemple For to be wise in byynge of vitaille.
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The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue (ironic praise for the Manciple's cunning in outsmarting his educated masters)
Date: c. 1387-1400
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