It is one of the four abele spelen ("able plays") contained in the Van Hulthem Manuscript and consists of 1,018 lines in rhyme.
The play is named after the male protagonist Esmoreit, crown prince of the Kingdom of Sicily.
Platus buys the child for one thousand pounds in gold ("om dusent pont van goude ghetelt") and brings him to Damascus.
The king of Damascus leaves Esmoreit in the care of Damiët, telling her he is an abandoned child.
When Esmoreit comes to Sicily he discovers his true identity: the cloth he was found in is recognized by the queen, who is still locked up.