 Complete the following phrase:  Alexander Nesbit was a royalist who was devoted to Charles I of England. Nesbit was appointed sheriff of Berwickshire, however when the kings policies led to military confrontation with his Scottish and English subjects, Nesbit and his sons joined the kings standard at Oxford. Nesbits eldest son, Philip, was abroad when the civil war broke out but when he returned he was knighted and given command of a regiment. Philip Nesbit was lieutet governor of Newark-on-Trent during the Siege of Newark that was carried out by General David Leslie, Lord Newark. When Nesbit left Newark he became an officer for James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose. Montrose was surprised by a strong force of Coveter cavalry at the Battle of Philiphaugh where Philip Nesbit was captured. He was then executed at Glasgow on 28 October 1646. Two of Philips brothers, Alexander and Robert, were also killed during the 