Wherfore, in gerdon of my maydenhede,
Which that I broghte, and noght agayn I bere,
As voucheth sauf to yeve me, to my meede,
But swich a smok as I was wont to were,
That I therwith may wrye the wombe of here
That was youre wyf.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Clerk’s Tale. On leaving Walter’s palace, Griselda asks for just one thing in recompense for her maidenhead which she brought to him when they wed. She requests that he give her the smock she has been accustomed to wearing, to cover the womb of the woman who was his wife.