[1] This was called the black Parliament,The blacke Parliament. kept in the yeare after the incarnation of our Sauiour 1320.1320 In this Parliament at the begynning therof, was Dauid Abernethy, the ſiſters ſonne of K. Robert, accuſed as party to the treaſon afore|ſayd, though being labored vnto by the reſt of the conſpirators to ioyne with them therein, he refu|ſed ſo to doe, but yet for that he did not vtter the thing, but concealed with them,Dauid Aberne|thy loſeth his heade. he was condẽned & loſt his head, the people ſore lamenting his miſ|hap, for the great valiancy which was knowne to be in him, hauing ſerued honorably many yeares [page 323] before agaynſt the Saraſins, and other miſcre|ants in the parties of beyonde the ſeas, where he was cleped the flower of chiualry.