Poor Mans Comford

Gisbert leaves the pastoral world to pursue justice in an urban society riddled with political and sexual corruption. Only the return of the rightful king, previously languishing in exile, can restore justice and make amends for Gisbert's wrongs. Published five years before the restoration of Charles II, this Jacobean tragicomedy offered its audience an arresting fusion of violence and bawdy, shipwrecked princesses, lovesick shepherds, corrupt lawyers and murderous prostitutes.