The tresons whiche that wommen doon to man.
Ten hondred thousand [tales] tellen I kan
Notable of youre untrouthe and brotilnesse.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Merchant’s Tale. In his antifeminist rant, Roman god of the underworld Pluto tells wife Proserpina that he could tell ten thousand tales about women’s lies and fickleness. They are discussing marriage and the situation regarding January and May.