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No, Chaucer and other medieval people did not smoke tobacco.
Writing
He went abroad (from England) on diplomatic and commercial missions. it is likely that he may have met people such as Boccaccio or Petrarch.
Francesco Petrarca, also known as Petrarch, is often referred to as the father of Italian Humanism. He was a poet, scholar, and one of the earliest humanists, known for his writings that promoted the revival of classical learning and a focus on individualism.
He went abroad (from England) on diplomatic and commercial missions. it is likely that he may have met people such as Boccaccio or Petrarch.
Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury tales are from Medieval Europe, Chaucer himself English most if his tales are based in England
Chaucer's collection of medieval tales is called "The Canterbury Tales." It is a frame story with a group of pilgrims telling stories to pass the time on their journey to Canterbury.
Chaucer did not write a ballad of gentleness. However, he did write "The Canterbury Tales," a collection of stories in medieval English society.
Chaucer's father, John Chaucer, was a wine merchant. He worked as a vintner and traded in wine, which was a prosperous business in medieval England.
Geoffrey Chaucer was most known for writing the classic novel, The Canterbury Tales. It was written in the Medieval England time period.
An inn is called an inn in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. That is the medieval term for an inn. Similar words are tavern or roadhouse.