Geoffrey Chaucer — "For in his male he hadde a pilwe-beer, / Which that he seyde was Oure Lady veyl."

For in his male he hadde a pilwe-beer, / Which that he seyde was Oure Lady veyl.
Geoffrey Chaucer — Geoffrey Chaucer Medieval · Canterbury Tales

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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.

Date: c. 1387-1400

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