CHAPTER XXIX. 1571 AND 1572. Want of money--Perrott and Ormonde 207 Perrott will end the war by a duel 209 Proposal to colonise Ulster--Sir Thomas Smith 211 Sir Brian MacPhelin O'Neill 213 Want of money--the army reduced 214 Fitton, Clanricarde, and Clanricarde's sons 216 Fitton driven out of Connaught 219 Perrott's activity in Munster 221 A mutiny 223 The Irish in Spain--Stukeley 225 Effects of the day of St. Bartholomew 227 Rory Oge O'More 227 Feagh MacHugh O'Byrne 228 Fitzwilliam cannot govern without men or money 229 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 CHAPTER XXXI. 1573 AND 1574. Threatening attitude of Desmond 263 Fitzwilliam and Essex 268 Essex governor of Ulster 269 Essex powerless 272 Troubles of Lord Deputy Fitzwilliam 274 Evil condition of Munster 276 Essex and Desmond 278 Ormonde solemnly warns Desmond 281 Campaign in Munster--Desmond plots 283 Essex struggles on in Ulster 284 CHAPTER XXXII. ADMINISTRATION OF FITZWILLIAM, 1574 AND 1575, AND REAPPOINTMENT OF SIDNEY.