Chapter XXXIX: The Desmond War--Final Stage, 1581-1582

Partial amnesty--William Nugent 91
Maltby in Connaught 92
John of Desmond slain 93
Savage warfare 96
Recall of Grey 97
William Nugent's rebellion 99
Ormonde is restored 101
How ill-paid soldiers behaved 102
Desmond's cruelty 103
General famine 104
Abortive negotiations 105
The rebels repulsed from Youghal 107
Ormonde shuts up Desmond in Kerry 107
Last struggles of Desmond 108
Ormonde and his detractors 110
Death of Desmond 113
The Geraldine legend 114

CHAPTER XL.

GOVERNMENT OF PERROTT, 1583-1584.

Case of Archbishop O'Hurley 116
Spanish help comes too late 118
Murder of Sir John Shamrock Burke 119
Trial by combat 121
First proceedings of Perrott 122
Sir John Norris and Sir Richard Bingham 124
The Church 125
Munster forfeitures 126
The Ulster Scots 127
A forest stronghold 131
Proposed University 131
Hostility of Perrott and Loftus 134
State of the four provinces 135