 In the event, Paynel was acquitted in the last few months of his shrieval term, which expired in October.Paynel was replaced as sheriff by Kydale, whose second term of office lasted until 1378.Sillem says that "a certain amount of mystery surrounds Agatha" the maid.Both she and Maud had been accused as both principles and accomplices—court records describe her as "notoriously suspect" in the crime—but "like so many of the accused, she failed to appear in court".