King James has full confidence in Lord Pauncefort, but when his money problems begin, Pauncefort's thoughts turn to various solutions. Will his friend, Captain Gaynor, be a help or a hindrance ?
Uncommon nautical adventure novel. 16th Century Genoa is blockaded by Moslem galleys, Lord Andrea Doria, The Lion of the Seas "has come to free Genoa from the oppression of a foreign tyrant".