Dugdale gives us a list of some of the priors, who held dominion in this little common wealth, from 1326, 'till the total annihilation, being 210 years.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
24. The Hospital or Priory of Bethlem must not be confounded with the Priory of St. Mary Spital, or New Hospital of our Lady without Bishopsgate, founded 1197. The following were Masters or priors of the Hospital: Robert Lincoln, 12 Rich.
"Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles"
Daniel Hack Tuke
The priors, as the Fourteen had done, held office for two months only, and various devices were employed to prevent any house or any person from becoming dangerously powerful.
"Dante: His Times and His Work"
Arthur John Butler