Founded for a Prior, canons, brothers and sisters. The number of sisters increased later.
There was a visitation in 1303, at that time there were twelve canons, five lay brothers, and seven sisters. The bishop found that the sisters did not have sufficient food, nor clothing. Furthermore, the canons of the house were forbidden to leave the precincts as they had been found frequenting the houses of two women in town, Alice la Faleyse and Matilda wife of Thomas.
Walter and Rose Brown built Bishopsgate hospital on land donated by Walter, son of and alderman named Eildred.
The convent was extremely poor, as evidenced by the bishops visitation in 1303. (See Visitations above) At the time of its dissolution, the sisters of S. Mary's received 40s. per annum.
In 1318 the income was estimated at 300 marks. In 1535, the income was valued at up to £562.
The Victoria History of the County of London1:530-535 available online at ">http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=35374&strquery=st%20... [Victoria County History]
Hospital & province; The hospital terminated in 1538 but the sick were allowed to stay until 1540. In 1534 there were as many as 180 beds.
