God yeve yow bothe on shames deth to dyen!
He swyved thee; I saugh it with myne yen,
And elles be I hanged by the hals!
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Merchant’s Tale. January’s sight is miraculously restored as Damian and January’s wife are in the throes of passion up the pear tree. He sees them and prays to God to give them both a shameful death.