Dublin between two fires 140 Mission of George Leyburn 141 Ormonde's reasons for surrendering to Parliament 143 Digby's last plots in Ireland 144 Glamorgan as general 145 His army adheres to Muskerry 146 Preston routed at Dungan Hill 148 Parliamentary neglect 149 Victories of Inchiquin 150 Lord Lisle's abortive viceroyalty 151 Sack of Cashel 153 Mahony's _Disputatio Apologetica_ 154 Rinuccini and O'Neill 155 Battle of Knocknanuss 157 Declining fortunes of the Confederacy 158 Fresh appeals for foreign aid 159 Inchiquin distrusted by Parliament 161 Ormonde goes to England and France 162 CHAPTER XXIX INCHIQUIN, RINUCCINI, AND ORMONDE, 1648 Inchiquin deserts the Parliament 164 His truce with the Confederacy 165 Rinuccini dependent on O'Neill 166 Who threatens Kilkenny 168 O'Neill, Inchiquin, and Michael Jones 170 O'Neill proclaimed traitor at Kilkenny 170 Ormonde returns to Ireland 171 His reception at Kilkenny 172 Monck master in Ulster 173 The Prince of Wales expected 174 The Confederacy dissolved 175 Rinuccini driven from Ireland 176 CHAPTER XXX RINUCCINI TO CROMWELL, 1649 Ormonde's commanding position 179 Charles II. proclaimed 180 Milton and the Ulster Presbyterians 180 Monck, O'Neill, and Coote in Ulster 182 Inchiquin takes Drogheda 183 Ormonde defeated by Jones at Rathmines 184 Charles II. has thoughts of Ireland 186 Prince Rupert at Kinsale 187 Broghill consents to serve Parliament 189 Cromwell leaves London 189 CHAPTER XXXI CROMWELL IN IRELAND, 1649