Ireland under the Tudors, with a Succinct Account of the Earlier History. Vol. 2 (of 3)
CHAPTER XXX.
1572 AND 1573.
Smith's failure in Ulster 231 Submission of James Fitzmaurice 233 Treatment of the Desmonds in England 234 Walter, Earl of Essex 239 Alarm at his colonisation project 241 Essex proposes to portion out Antrim 242 Smith is killed 246 Perrott's government of Munster 248 Desmond escapes from Dublin 252 Wretched state of King's and Queen's Counties 253 Fitzwilliam and Fitton quarrel 254 Catholic intrigues 257 Failure of Essex 258 The Marward abduction case 261