- At the foot of the bridge, was the Hospital of St Nicholas, found in the reign of HENRY 2nd (1154-89) by Roger de-Flamvill and placed under the control of the cannons of Malton. Henry II, took Rievaulx under his protection, and allowed the monks to hold their lands, free from the shire, hundred and wapentake courts, (and Henry III. Gave a similar privilege to Malton Priory.)
- Ranulf de Glanvil, lord of Coverdale and Sheriff of Lancashire, and Robert de Stuteville, the Sheriff of Yorkshire took the lead in raising the northern levies; Bernard be Baliol of Barnard Castle, and William de Vesci of Malton, lent them strong support, and these four loyal barons marched north to oppose William the Lion, who had invaded Northumberland. At the battle at Alnwick William was unhorsed and captured, July 13th 1174.
- Taken from History & Antiquities of Scarborough and the Vicinity. Dated 1798.
Eustace lived to see Henry II – (1154 )-- WILLIAM his son and heir, who assumed the name of VESCI, confirmed to the Cannons of the Gilbertine Order of Malton, the Church of Malton and other gifts of Eustace, his father. He died 31st Henry II (1184) leaving EUSTACE, his son and heir, - who married, for his second wife, Agnes, one of the daughters of William Ferrers, Earl of Derby – She surviving him, had for her dowry an assignment of the Manor of Malton, which , after her decease, descended to her son and heir, JOHN de VISCI, in whose line it continued till WILLIAM de VESCI, slain in the battle of Striveling, left no heirs of his body, and thus the Castle came into the King's possession, and EDWARD II (1154-1189) constituted JOHN de MOWBRAY Governor of it. The Manor passed to WARINE de VESCI, a younger son, whose daughter and heiress MARGARET, marrying GILBERT de ATON, brought the estate into his family, and made him LORD of VESCI. His posterity inherited her lands and honour, some successions, till WILLIAM de ATON, LORD VESCI, leaving three daughters, co heiresses :- ANASTASIA, married to Sir Edward St John, - KATHARINE to Sir Ralph Eure, and ELIZABETH to John Coniers, on a partition of the estates being made, Sir Ralph Eure had for his part of Town and Lordship of Malton except the fairs, tolls and other perquisited of the Borough of New Malton etc. St. John's part soon after passed, by the marriage of Margaret (daughter and heiress of St. John St, John, Knight)to Thomas de Bromflete, whose grand-daughter and heiress, marrying Lord Clifford, brought the same part into his family, so that in the reign of Henry VIII (1509-47) CLIFFORD, EURE & CONIERS had New Malton in partition, but Eure had the whole Lordship of Old Malton. - Ralph, Lord Eure, descendant of this family, built a magnificent house at New Malton, in the reign of James I (1603-25) but leaving no issue, his estate came into the possession of his uncle William, Lord Eure, who left two daughters, heiresses, these disagreeing about the enjoyment of this noble structure, it was, after a tedious and expensive suit at law, determined to be pulled down, and the materials divided, which was partly determined to be pulled down, and the materials divided, which was partly carried into execution under the inspection of Sir Henry Marwood, the then High Sheriff, and so scrupulous was the division, that the stone were even shared one by one. Mary the youngest of the above mentioned daughters, was married to William Palmes, Esq. of Linley, in the county, who, in right of his wife, had the Manors of Old and New Malton, which he, with others, conveyed to Sir Thomas Wentworth.
- EUSTACE de-VESCY (Taken his mother’s name to inherit) covered the Castle from wood to stone; he welcomed RICHARD 1st (1189-99) here, but held it against KING JOHN (1199-1216).
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