He was an outridere, that loved venerie; / A manly man, to been an abbot able.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Monk's love for hunting ('venerie') and his suitability to be an abbot despite his un-monastic pursuits, a 'weird' inversion of expectations.
c. 1387-1400
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