The holy Dunstan was promoted from abbot to archbishop of London, and later to patriarch. Once, he called for a legendary goldsmith and ordered a chalice for which he specified the necessary gold and silver. The goldsmith completed the work with the best craftsmanship.
The devil, much displeased by this work, changed into a young woman, went to the goldsmith and asked if she could see the new chalice. The unsuspecting smith handed it to her, who returned it to him and left. Soon after, the smith saw that the chalice was damaged overall, and so began the work anew.
Again, the young woman returned, now with a large entourage, and demanded again to see the chalice. If it pleased her, she said she would also have something made. The smith, who still wasn’t aware, responded to her wish. But as soon as she was gone, the new chalice was unusable.
The goldsmith began the work a third time. Meanwhile, a messenger from Dunstan came to ask if the chalice was finished. The smith told him what had happened, to which Dunstan asked him to tell him as soon as the work was finished. This was done, and Dunstan went immediately to the goldsmith, asking him to allow Dunstan to take the smith’s place in the shop for a short while. The smith obliged, and Dunstan immediately went about heating up the smith’s pliers to glowing hot.
Not long thereafter, the young woman appeared with her followers and repeated the wish to see the chalice. Dunstan handed it to her. At the same time as she bent toward him, he grasped her nose with the glowing pliers. The devil then had to show his true self. He wasn’t freed by Dunstan until he promised in the future not to damage the goldsmith’s handwork.