The little sweep would have his saloop smoking hot—and there was the common appliance of a charcoal grate—regaling himself with the savory steam until the mess was cool enough for him to swallow; […] his white teeth the while gleaming from his sooty visage as he gleefully licked his lips at the warm and oily breakfast.

In general we know that early armor of this type was often tried out by the chopping cut (estramaçon) of a sword, and that a similar test was used throughout Europe down to the seventeenth century.

We have argued that there is no independent way of resolving this issue and that different people may come to irresolubly conflicting conclusions on which is the correct position to take.

I know you don't believe my story, but humor me for a minute and imagine it to be true.