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Anent the report given in to the estates of parliament be that committie appointed by them for tryeing of the bussines of Kilsyith, quherof the tenor followis: The committie appointed by the parliament for tryeing the bussines of Kilsyith and of the cariage of Lieutenant Generall Baillie in that encounter, haveing, according to the commission granted to them, takine the exactest tryell they could by the relatioune of the said Lieutenent Generall Baillie, the declaratiounes of the noblemen that wer then present thair and informatioune of sundrie officers takine thairanent, they humblie represent to the estates of parliament that they find nothing in the cariage of the said Lieutenant Generall Baillie in that rancounter of Kilsyith quhairby he can be justlie taxed of infidelitie or want of affection to his cuntrie, bot that the misfortune of that day is chiefelie to be imputed to the wrath of God upon the land for our sins, and thairfore it is thair humble opinion that the said Lieutenant Generall Baillie sould be exonered thairof by the estates of parliament and that he may returne and repaire to his charge in England for the service of his cuntrie. This muche farther they can not omitt to represent: that in the tryell of that bussines they find that some under officers of horse and troupers had thair correspondence with the enemie, quhairof some at the tyme of the battell and uthirs since went in to them, and sensyne some of them wer killed at Philliphauche upon the enemies syde and some justlie perished for thair treacherie, as the report beirs. Quhilk report abonewrittin being red in audience of the parliament and hard and considdered be the estates of parliament, they approve the foresaid report abonewrittin conforme to the tenor thairof and interpones the authoritie of parliament thairto.