Bacon and Essex 294 The Blackwater fort 295 Battle of the Yellow Ford 297 Panic in Dublin 300 The Munster settlement destroyed 301 The Sugane Earl of Desmond 302 Spenser, Raleigh, and others 305 The native gentry and Tyrone 307 Religious animosity 308 Weakness of the Government 309 O'Donnell in Clare 310 Tyrone in Munster 311 CHAPTER XLVIII. ESSEX IN IRELAND, 1599. Essex offends the Queen 313 His ambition 315 Opinions of Bacon and Wotton 316 Great expectations 318 Evil auguries 320 Sir Arthur Chichester 321 Essex in Leinster 323 In Munster 324 Siege of Cahir 325 Deaths of Sir Thomas and Sir Henry Norris 326 Harrington's defeat in Wicklow 328 Failure of Essex 331 Anger of the Queen 332 Death of Sir Conyers Clifford 336 Essex goes to Ulster 339 Essex makes peace with Tyrone 340 The Queen blames Essex 342 Who goes home without leave 343 Harrington's account of Tyrone 344 Reception of Essex at court 346 Negotiations with Tyrone 347 Folly of Essex 348 Liberty of conscience 349 CHAPTER XLIX. GOVERNMENT OF MOUNTJOY, 1600.