Mount St. John Preceptory
Mount St. John Preceptory was a priory in North Yorkshire, England. 80. THE PRECEPTORY OF MOUNT ST. JOHN ¶Early in the reign of Henry I, William Percy I gave to the Knights Hospitallers five knights' fees in the neighbourhood of Feliskirk, and a preceptory was founded to the honour of St. Mary. (fn. 13) The advowson of the church of Feliskirk soon came into the hands of the Hospitallers, whose right therein was acknowledged by Robert Fossard in 1210. (fn. 14) The church was appropriated to the Hospitallers in 1279 and a vicarage ordained. (fn. 15) In 1338 the buildings at Mount St. John were ruinous; the total receipts were about 87½ marks, of which £26 came from the church of Feliskirk and £13 6s. 8d. from the voluntary offerings made in the district. There was a preceptor and one confrater, both of them chaplains, and the usual staff of servants. By their foundation ordinances they had to maintain hospitality and to make two distributions yearly to the poor, the total deductions and expenses coming to 37 marks. (fn. 16) In 1535 the gross value of the commandery was £137 2s., including property in Westmorland and Northumberland, £9 from collections made in Northumberland and £8 from similar collections in Yorkshire; the clear value was £102 13s. 9d. (fn. 17)
Preceptors of Mount St. John William de Reding (fn. 18)
John de Thame, occurs 1338 (fn. 19)
Richard de Quertone, occurs 1365 (fn. 20)
John Kylquyt, occurs 1415. (fn. 21)
Thomas Pemberton, occurs 1528, (fn. 22) 1534 (fn. 23)
Richard Broke, occurs 1539, (fn. 24) 1540 (fn. 25)
References
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/vol3/pp260-262#h3-0006
Coordinates: 54°15′25.1″N 1°16′30.9″W / 54.256972°N 1.275250°W