STAFFORDSHIRE AND DORSET 29 he died, and the said Peter and William Gunston and Robert del Walle, john de Legh, and William Trittok of Ipstones on the Sunday in the Feast of the Pentecost of the same year at Ipstones had procured, abetted, and arranged that the said Nicholas should commit the felony. And the said Peter and VVilliam Gunston denied the felony and put themselves on the County, and joan likewise, but the process was respited until the principal had been convicted, and Peter and VVilliam prayed they might be admitted to bail, and Peter produced as sureties Ralph Vernon, Chivaler, and Thomas de Asshton, Chivaler, Thomas de Aston, Chivaler, and john de Stanley, who became bound to produce the said Peter on the Quindene of St. john the Baptist, and William Gunston was likewise admitted to bail. A postscript states that on that day the parties appeared and john de Leghe likewise surrendered and appealed to a jury, and as the Sheriff returned that Nicholas the principal had been outlawed, he was ordered to summon a jury for three weeks from Nlichaelmas, and Robert Knolles, Richard Greve, Chivaler, john Ipstanes, Chivaler, and john Stanle became sureties to produce the defendants at that date and likewise for their good behaviour towards the said Yann, and William Gunston was committed to the Nlarshalsea in the custody of Robert Bracy and afterwards john de Ipstanes, Chivaler, Peter de Leghe, john de Leghe, William de Rygway, and Thomas de Howe became sureties for him and for his good behaviour towards foam under a penalty of {100. And the process was continued till the Quindene of Hillary, when the defendants appeared and joan being solemnly called up to the fourth day did not appear, they were therefore quit of her appeal but had to answer for the felony to the King. And they pleaded not guilty and appealed to a jury, which was to be summoned for a month of Easter and they were released on bail, and Robert Knolles, Chivaler, john de Ipstones, Chivaler, Robert de Swynhiton (Swynnerton), Chivaler, and Robert de Hyde became sureties for Peter de Leghe and john de Leghe, and john de Ipstones, Chivaler, and Robert de Swynhiton, Chivaler, Robert Hyde, and Peter Leghe became sureties for William de Gunston: on the above day the defendants appeared and the process was moved by a writ of nisi prius to be heard at Stafford by the justices of assize