Plague and famine 245 A regicide government 246 Hugh O'Neill at Limerick 247 Charles IV., Duke of Lorraine 249 Taaffe's mission to Charles II. 251 A Lorraine envoy in Ireland 253 Extent of Lorraine succours 254 Terms of agreement with the Duke 256 Condemned by Ormonde and Clanricarde 257 No help after Worcester 258 Ireton passes the Shannon 261 Coote and Reynolds elude Clanricarde 262 Desperate defence of Gort--Ludlow 263 Siege of Limerick 263 Ludlow in Clare 266 Broghill's victory at Knockbrack 268 Capitulation of Limerick 271 Treatment of the besieged 273 Death and character of Ireton 277 CHAPTER XXXV LAST PHASE OF THE WAR, 1652 Galway holds out 278 The Irish in Scilly 279 Meeting of officers at Kilkenny 280 Horrors of guerrilla warfare 280 Capitulation of Galway 283 "Tame Tories" 284 Clanricarde's last struggle 285 Castlehaven leaves Ireland--his memoirs 286 Clanricarde goes to England--his character 287 Submission of Irish leaders 289 Siege of Ross Castle 290 The Parliament an avenger of blood 292 The Leinster articles 293 Richard Grace 294 Ludlow's last service in the field 295 Arrival of Fleetwood 298 CHAPTER XXXVI END OF THE WAR, AND ITS PRICE