This faire wyf acorded with daun John
That for thise hundred frankes he sholde al nyght
Have hire in his armes bolt upright;
And this acord parfourned was in dede.
In myrthe al nyght a bisy lyf they lede
Til it was day, that daun John wente his way.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Shipman’s Tale. The monk returns with head and beard all fresh and newly shaved to receive payment from the merchant’s wife for their sexualized business transaction. For the hundred francs loan, the monk demands sex with her all night. Both of them eagerly fulfil the agreement. The corrupt monk is breaking his vows here – having forbidden sex, giving money for sexual favors, and engaging in the sin of adultery with his best friend’s wife.