He told me that it was made by the first armourer in Milan, and was constructed especially for a cardinal of the church, who had made many enemies by his evil deeds and could not sleep for fear of assassination.

At his death it came as the Jew said, into his possession.

I suppose some rascally attendant took it as a perquisite, and, knowing not of its value, sold it for a few ducats to the Jew.

However, it is of the finest workmanship.

It is, as you see, double, and each link is made of steel so tough that no dagger or sword-point will pierce it.