He wolde make a good confessorie, / If a man had a soule, and that he were / A good man, and coude wel here / Confessiouns, and have a good memorie.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Friar. A cynical take on what makes a 'good' confessor, implying a superficiality or opportunism rather than true piety.
c. 1387-1400
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