 Although they had disappeared following their escape to Paynel's, in 1377 they were apprehended for the murder and drawn and hanged for the crime.It is possible that they expected protection that never came.They may have been promised a form of insurance by their social betters against capture and conviction, or that if that occurred, they would be treated leniently and their families, suggests Pedersen, "looked after in case [Gyse and Cooke] were not able to flee the country".