A worthy knyght, that born was of Pavye,
In which he lyved in greet prosperitee;
And sixty yeer a wyflees man was hee,
And folwed ay his bodily delyt
On wommen, ther as was his appetyt.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Merchant’s Tale. The tale begins with references to excessive sex. The lusty knight January has lived to the age of sixty without having married and indulges his physical appetite on women as he pleases and without restraint. His description of a "worthy" knight is ironic and meant to be mocking.