This Day in History: 1649-03-17

On 17th March 1649, Cornet John Baynes wrote to Parliamentarian Captain Adam Baynes: ‘ COUSIN, – This is the last day of treaty with this enemy. Yesterday they concluded upon a surrender upon Monday next, but could not well agree about delivering the six excepted persons to mercy. The Castillians propound to leave the said six in the Castle…….They are not yet nominated to their Commissioners, but it is concluded that, after the Sealing of the Articles, they shall know them by names…..Morris is one of the excepted..’