Thomas Purfoot (1546 - 1615) is the imprint of an
English bookselling and printing business based in
London.[1] The business was successively owned by Thomas Purfoot Senior and Thomas Purfoot Junior.
Purfoot's printshop was located in
St Nicholas Shambles. He largely printed translations of foreign works and medical and scientific texts. Thomas Orwin served as his apprentice. However, Orwin went on to work for the printer George Robinson.[2]
Books printed
1566
David LyndsayThe Monarchie Ane Dialog betwixt Experience and ane Courteor
1567 (unknown author) Trial of Treasure
1571? Thomas Purfoote A coppie of the letter sent from Ferrara the xxii. of Nouember. 1570
1581
Robert FletcherAn Introduction to the Looue of God. Accoumpted among the workes of St. Augustine, and translated into English by Edmund [Freake], bishop of Norwich that nowe is … and newlie turned into Englishe Meter by Rob. Fletcher
1597
Peter LoweThe whole course of chirurgerie ... Compiled by Peter Lowe Scotchman, Arellian, Doctor in the Facultie of Chirurgerie in Paris, and chirurgian ordinarie to the most victorious and christian King of Fraunce and Nauarre.
1606
Samuel Gardiner, A Booke of Angling or Fishing. Wherein is shewed by conference with Scriptures the agreement betweene the Fishermen, Fishes, Fishing, of both natures, Temporall and Spirituall, Math. iv. 19.