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 CHAPTER XLI. GOVERNMENT OF PERROTT, 1585-1588.