Certes, Grisilde, I hadde ynogh plesance
To han yow to my wyf for youre goodnesse,
As for youre trouthe and for youre obeisance,
Noght for youre lynage, ne for youre richesse.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Clerk’s Tale. Walter tells Griselda that he didn’t marry her for her lineage or her riches, but for her goodness, truth and obedience. And her virtuousness is about to get her divorced! No chivalrous knight is this Walter.