M ALTON. 



empress Maude, who claimed the throne, and deli- 

 vered up Malton, and Alnwickin Northumberland, 

 which Henry I. had given him, to David, king of 

 Scotland, who placed a strong garrison in Malton 

 castle, and committed the most dreadful outrages 

 in the neighbourhood, Enraged at these procee- 

 dings, Thurstan the heroic archbishop of York, col- 

 lected an army, and having defeated the Scots, took 

 Malton castle, and burnt the town. Eustace re- 

 treated into Scotland ; but being afterwards recon- 

 ciled to Stephen, and restored to favour, he rebuilt 

 the town of Malton ; and from that period it was 

 called New Malton. 



William, his son and heir assumed the name 

 of Vesci ; and the manor of Malton continued in 

 this family till William de Vesci, who was slain at 

 the battle of Striveling, dying without heirs, it 

 reverted to the crown ; and Edward II. constituted 

 John de Mowbray governor of the castle. 



After this the manor passed to Warine de Vesci, 

 a younger branch of the family of the Vescis ; 

 whose daughter and heiress, Margaret, marrying 

 Gilbert de Aton f brought the manor into his family, 

 and made him lord ef Vesci j whose descendants 

 inherited the property for many generations ; till 

 William de A ton, lord Vesci, leaving three daugh- 

 ters co-heiresses, viz. Anastasia, married to Sir 

 Edward St. John, Katharine to Sir Ralph Eure, 

 or Evers, and Elizabeth to John Coniers. On a 

 partition of the estates being made. Sir Ralph had 

 for his part the town and lordship of Malton. St. 

 John's part soon after passed by marriage of Mar- 



