A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who Were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667/Tew (Nicholas)
TEW (NICHOLAS) bookseller in London; Coleman Street, 1643-60. (?) Son of William Tew, of London, gent. Apprentice to Henry Bird for nine years from September 6th, 1629. [Register of Apprentices, Stationers' Hall.] Took up his freedom October 1st, 1638. [Arber, iii. 688.] In January, 16445, he was arrested for printing a "scandalous libel" against Lord Essex and the Duke of Manchester, and confessed that a printing press was brought to his house and used there by Robert Overton and other Independents. In addition to the libel against the generals two other pamphlets have been traced to this secret press. [Library, October, 1904, pp. 374 et seq.] Edward Dobson, another bookseller, was imprisoned amongst other things for beating Nicholas Tew.