John Morphew

Morphew as trade publisher (distributor) and John Nutt (printer) took over the business of Edward Jones when he died; this was in 1706.

From 1710 also, Morphew, who was connected to the Tory administration, began working with Edmund Curll and producing political pamphlets.

[12] Morphew associated with the Scriblerus Club, and had some status as printer to the Tory ministry of the last years of Queen Anne.

[14] Subsequently Morphew lost some of his predominance as trade publisher to James Roberts, who identified more with the Whig cause.

[15] Material published in the Post Boy in the sensitive area of Anglo-Swedish relations, after the 1716 Jacobite plotting, caused Morphew to be arrested again in February 1717.