The Worst Story Ever Told, part I

[Teuthida]

Peter Henlein is the inventor of the watch.

7 o'clock
15 late nights
21 years old
3 simple rules
9 lives
1 life
10 times forgiven
16 if that old?
7 year old brother
7 unlucky number
23 guards
5 o'clock
12 dubloons
18 hours
1 opportunity
18 hour head start
5 tender age
24 things
1 thing
4 minutes ago

I'll try to make sense of it all when I get a bit of sleep.