- The great Castle fell slowly into ruin, though its 12th Century chapel remained until 1543.
- THE CHAUNTERY OF SEYNT JAMES IN THE CASTELL OF MALTON.
Richard Stapleton, incumbent. Of the foundacion of Agnes Vessey and John Vessey, as apperyth by several dedys therof, with out date, to pray for the soules of the sayd founders and all Cristen soules, and to say masse and other dyvynes service in the chappell of Mary Magdalene wyth in the parysshe of Malton, ij every yere. The same chauntery is dystaunt from the sayd parysshe churche a myle. The necessitie therof is to mayntene prear aforesayd. There is no landes, etc, solde, etc., syther the iiijth day of February anno regni regis Henrici viijvi, xxvijmo. Goodes, ornamentes, and plate perteynying to the sayd chauntery, as apperyth by inventory, that is to say, goodes valued at vs., plate, xlijs. Firste, certen landes and ten, lyeing and beyng in dyvers places, in the tenure of dyvers persons, viz :- one myse and vj oxganged of lande lyeing within the feldes of Langton, in the tenure of Richard Ryngrose, xls; two oxganges and halfe of arrable lande in the feldes of Brughton, in the tenure of James Cootes and Margaret Rafyn, xvijs, ; certen forby lande with a close, lyeng in the feldes of Hoton in Olde Malton, conteyning xiiij acres, in the tenure of Richard Browne, xxiijs. ijd.; j acre of meadowe in the inges of Malton, in the tenure of the sayd Richarde, ijs.; one cotayge in Olde Malton in tholdynge of the tenure of the sayd Richarde, viijs.; Elenore Constable, wydowe, for a barne in Malton, iijs. iiijd.; Agnes Malton, wydo, for a barne and a dovecote there, viijs. viijd.' Hugh Browne for a cotage, vjs. viijd.; Robert Warldale a cotage, xijs.; Henry Barneby for a cotage, iiijs. vjd.; Thomas Tups a cotage, iijs. iiijd.; Henry Ricardby for a cotage, ijs. Vjd; Alyson Shilton, wydoe, for a cotage, ijs. vjd.; John Tode for a cotage, iijs. iiijd,; Mabell Barton, widoe, for a cotage, iijs. iiijd.; John Baley, for a cotage, iijs. iiijd.; Margaret Clerk, wydoe for cotage, iijs. iiijd.; Sibell Tayler, wydoe, a cotage, iijs. iiijd.; William Preston for a cotage, iijs. iiijd.; John Dykson for a cotage, iijs. iiijd.; an acre, a rodde, and a foute of grounde, lyenge in Swynton, iijs. ijd.; a rent payd out of a cotage in Malton in the tenure of Richard Clerke, xxd.; a rente goynge oute of the cotage in the tenure of Richard Johnson, xviijd.; a rent paid out of the comon bakhouse,xijd.; a rent out of the house in tholdyng of Robert Hanse,xijd.; a rent out of the house in tholdyng of Robert Nawton, vjd.; for a cotage for the incumbent to lye in,ijs. In all, viijli.vijs. xd. Paiable yerely to the Kynges Majestic for a tenth, xiiijs.; to the Kynges courte at Langton for a fyne, jd. In all, xiiijs. jd. And so remayneth, vijli. xiijs. ixd. - THE CHANTRY OF SAINCT JAMES IN THE CASTELL OF MALTON IN THE SAID PARISH.
Richard Stapleton, imcumbent there, of th'aige of fiftie yeres, of honest conversacion and of meane lerening, having no other promocions but onelie the revennewe of his chauntery. The same chauntery isdistant from the parishe churche a myle. The necessitie thereof is to do dyvine service to the inhabitauntes there. And there is no landes solde sithens (the same date). The yerely value of the said chauntery, as shall appere by the particulers of the same, viijli. Xjs.
Wherof
In resolutes yerely going forthe of the same xiiijs.
And so remainthe clere, vijli. xvijs.
Goodes,...........Plate, x ounces, parcell gilte.
Taken from The Certificates of the Commissioners appointed to survey the Chantries, Guilds, Hospitals etc., in the County of York A.D.1546. Published by The Yorkshire Archaeological Society 1894.
- CHANTRIES AND CHAPELS. Chantries were usually founded 'to pray for the souls' of the founder and his relatives. Malton Castle has a chantry of St. James. Any surplus of revenue which remained after the priest had been paid was used for secular purposes. Surplus revenue of the chantry of St. John the Baptist at Malton was used to maintain one arch of the town bridge.
- After the dissolution Robert Holgate, Archbishop of York founded a grammar school at the Old Malton Priory.
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List of Master's of Old Malton School.
- 1546 T.N. - First Master.
- 1563 Thomas Hustler, Master: Stephen Jeyrram, Usher.
- 1578 Thomas Hustler resigned: John Atkinson, Usher.
- 1578 John Atkinson, Master.
- 1621 Rev. Samuel Stockton, M.A. Master.
- 1622 John Ashemore, late Master of Ripon Grammar School.
- 1624 J. Ashemore resigned, and went back to Ripon.
- 1633 James Galloway, B.A. Master.
- 1662 Rev. James Galloway, Master, and Curate of Old Malton.
- 1670 Rev John Cartwright, B.A.
- 1682, 1685 Fra. Holdsworth.
- 1697 George Mill.
- 1720, 1722 Rev. James Borwick.
- 1736 Matthias Hardwick.
- 1747-1770 Rev. Joseph Kerr, Curate of Barton le Street in 1744.
- 1779 Rev. Samuel Jackson.
- 1783 Rev. William Johnson,
- 1806 Rev. John Richardson, died 1835.
- 1834 Rev. Wm. John Travis, M.A. Disputed appointment.
- 1835 Rev. William Lonsdale. Disputed appointed. Deserted, 1836.
- 1836 Rev. Wm. Pound, appointed Usher by Mr. Travis, and Master by the Archbishop. Left for Norton 1837.
In this list there are evident gaps yet to be filled; the dates do not always give the year when the man began to be Master, but only the year when his name is mentioned in one of the records.
1569- LORD EURE had a house on the site of the castle, circa 1569.
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