ant ▁neighb ours , ▁several ▁of ▁whom ▁travel led ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁test ify ▁on ▁his ▁beh alf . ▁As ▁Ken y on ▁notes , ▁it ▁is ▁interesting ▁that ▁▁ ▁the ▁Court ▁heard ▁ ▁evidence ▁about ▁ ▁the ▁Francis can ▁ ▁house ▁at ▁Mount ▁Grace , ▁Th ir sk , ▁of ▁which ▁Gas co igne ▁was ▁patron , ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁was ▁said ▁about ▁the ▁convent ▁at ▁D ole bank , ▁near ▁R ip on , ▁founded ▁by ▁his ▁daughter ▁Anne ▁Temp est , ▁but ▁it ▁seems ▁that ▁the ▁jud ges ▁did ▁not ▁ ▁regard ▁this ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁as ▁tre ason able ▁( as ▁the ▁related ▁trial ▁of ▁Mary ▁Press icks ▁also ▁suggests ). ▁In ▁theory ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁serious ▁off ence ▁to ▁give ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁a ▁Catholic ▁house ▁of ▁religion , ▁but ▁in ▁practice ▁the ▁Crown ▁would ▁generally ▁turn ▁a ▁blind ▁eye ▁to ▁it : ▁ ▁the ▁monaster y ▁at ▁Mount ▁Grace ▁even ▁▁ ▁surv ived ▁the ▁Plot . ▁In ▁notable ▁contrast ▁to ▁earlier ▁tri als , ▁the ▁jud ges ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁press ▁for ▁a ▁guilty ▁ver dict , ▁and ▁in ▁ ▁the ▁circumstances ▁the ▁j ury ▁had ▁little ▁difficulty ▁in ▁acqu itting ▁Gas co igne . ▁They ▁came ▁in ▁for ▁severe ▁criticism ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁but ▁public ▁opinion ▁gradually ▁sw ung ▁back ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁community . ▁Most ▁of ▁Gas co igne ' s ▁alleg ed ▁co - con sp ir ators , ▁who