This decision has been put down to a result of war-weariness, the large numbers of Parliamentary troops facing them and the generous surrender terms on offer, although the 19th-century historian Samuel Oliver also suspected that Bonithon might have had Parliamentarian sympathies.
This choice was attributed to war-weariness, the substantial number of Parliamentary soldiers facing them, and generous surrender terms on offer; similarly, 19th-century historian Samuel Oliver posited that Bonithon might have held Parliamentarian leanings.