The proceedings and tryals of the players in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, held at the King's-Bench bar at Westminster, on Munday the 16th of February, 1701/2. ... for the most ... immoral expressions, contain'd in their plays, ... one, call'd, Love for love: and another, call'd, The sham-doctor.
Verbruggen, John,-1708?.
London : printed for J. Richardson,
1702.
'Love for love' refers to the work by William Congreve; the second play mentioned is Edward Ravenscroft's 'The anatomist; or, the sham-doctor'.
The actors' names are given as "Mr. Van Broken, Mr. Scarlet, Mr. Dixe, Mr. Slinck, Mr. Frith", all of which are aliases although the first can be identified as John Verbruggen.
With a separate item printed on the verso: 'General Villeroy's speech to Prince Eugene'.
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