Marjory Cobbe of Devon, England was a midwife. In 1469 she was granted an annual pension of £10 for her attendance on Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Faye Getz, Medicine in English Middle Ages, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1998, ISBN 0-691-08522-6.


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