And with that word this foule feend hym hente;
Body and soule he with the devel wente
Where as that somonours han hir heritage.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Friar’s Tale. When the Summoner is damned to hell by the old widow he tried to extort money from, the Devil seizes the Summoner and drags him body and soul to hell – the place where summoners have their heritage, says the Friar. The Summoner in this tale is certainly no pillar of the church he represents!