Chapter XLIX: Government of Tyrconnel, 1687-1688

Tyrconnel made Lord Deputy 167

The Coventry letter 168

The Land Settlement threatened 169

Protestant corporations attacked 170

The _Quo Warrantos_ 172

Panic among the Protestants 173

Lord Chancellor Porter dismissed 174

Succeeded by Fitton 175

Judges, magistrates, and sheriffs 176

Rice and Nugent in London 177

Declaration of Indulgence 178

Tyrconnel multiplies commissions 179

Irish soldiers in England 180

Fresh regiments raised 181

Death and character of Ormonde 182

Disturbed state of society--Leinster 184

Southwell's case 186

William's overtures to Tyrconnel 187

Panic in Ulster--Lord Mountjoy 188

Gates of Londonderry shut 190

Enniskillen and Sligo 191

Break of Dromore 193

CHAPTER L

JAMES II. IN IRELAND, 1689

French designs on Ireland--Pointis 195

Tyrconnel invites James to Ireland 198

France, Emperor, and Pope 198

Tyrconnel prepares for war 200

Attempts at resistance--Bandon 202

Kenmare 203

James arrives in Ireland 206

From Cork to Dublin 208

Avaux and Melfort 209

Fighting in Ulster--George Walker 212

William III. proclaimed at Londonderry 213

James II. in Ulster 214

Naval action at Bantry 217

Confusion in Dublin--John Stevens 218

CHAPTER LI

THE PARLIAMENT OF 1689

Tyrconnel, MacCarthy, and Sarsfield 219

The Hamiltons 222

Composition of Parliament 223

The King's speech 224

The Land Settlement attacked 225

Act of Settlement repealed 227

Act of Attainder 228

Case of Trinity College 231

Treatment of the clergy 232

Commercial legislation 233

Daly's case--scramble for property 234

French efforts to capture trade 236

End of the Parliament 237

CHAPTER LII

LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN, 1689

Siege of Londonderry 239

An English squadron appears 242

Schomberg orders the town to be relieved 243

Cruelty of De Rosen--indignation of James 245

Londonderry relieved by sea 248

Cost of the siege 250

Defence of Enniskillen 250

Colonel Lloyd--the Break of Belleek 252

Kirke in Lough Swilly--Colonel Wolseley 253

Battle of Newtown Butler 255

Walker in England 257

Controversy as to his 'True Account' 258