Complex sentence: According to a tale preserved in "Tarlton's Jests", Armin came to the attention of the Queen's famous jester Richard Tarlton in the course of his duties, the story contends, Armin was sent to collect money from a lodger at Tarlton's inn.
Split into simpler sentences: According to a tale preserved in "Tarlton's Jests", Armin came to the attention of the Queen's famous jester Richard Tarlton. In the course of his duties, the story contends, Armin was sent to collect money from a lodger at Tarlton's inn.