Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Espial

Espial , noun

[Old English & Norm. French espiaille. See Espy.]

1.
The act of espying; notice; discovery.
Screened from espial by the jutting cape. — Byron
2.
One who espies; a spy; a scout. [Obsolete]
Their espials... brought word. — Holland