“ Of A Household Fray Friendly Ended.
A man and wife strove earst who should be masters and having chang’d between them household speeches The man in wrath brought forth a paire of wasters, & swore those 2 should prove who ware the breeches.”
-- John Harrington, 1600s
So, who wears the pants in the family?
One of the first written recordings of this household dilemma was in a 1600s John Harrington…
