The Lame Lover: A Comedy in Three Acts

A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS. As it is Performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Hay-Market.
LONDON,
Printed for Paul Vaillant: and sold by P. Elmsly, in the Strand; and Robinson and Roberts, No. 25, Pater-noster-Row. MDCCLXX.
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE FRANCIS SEYMOUR CONWAY, EARL OF HERTFORD, LORD CHAMBERLAIN OF HIS MAJESTY'S HOUSEHOLD, TO WHOSE POLITENESS AND CANDOUR THE AUTHOR OWES EVERY ACKNOWLEDGMENT, THIS COMEDY IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED BY HIS LORDSHIP'S MOST OBLIGED AND MOST OBEDIENT SERVANT,
North End.
SAM. FOOTE.
Written and Spoken by Mr. Gentleman.
Enter Serjeant Circuit and Charlot.
CHARLOT.
I tell you, Sir, his love to me is all a pretence: it is amazing that you, who are so acute, so quick in discerning on other occasions, should be so blind upon this.
SERJEANT.
But where are your proofs, Charlot? What signifies your opening matters which your evidence cannot support?