CONTENTS. vii PAGE Election of Shan O'Neil by Tanistry . . . . 114 Schemes of Shan for the Ulster Sovereignty . . 1 1 6 Philip again discourages an Irish Eebellion . . . . 118 Loyalty of the Earl of Kildare . . . . ..119 Letter of Shan O'Neil to Elizabeth . . . . 120 The English Government proposes to Invade Ulster . . 122 Shan carries off the Countess of Argyle . . . . 124 Skirmish at Armagh . . . . . . . . 125 Defeat of the Earl of Sussex . . . . . . 127 Attempt to procure the Assassination of Shan . . 131 Second Invasion of Ulster . , . . . . 133 Shan goes to London . . . . . . . . 135 Shan at the Court of Elizabeth . . . . . . 136 Murder of the Baron of Dungannon . . . . 140 Indentures between Shan and Elizabeth, and return of Shan to Ireland . . . . . . . . 142 Fresh Treachery of Sussex . . . . 143 Shan again Rebels . . . . . . . . 145 The Countess . . . . . . . . . . 148 Disagreements between the Irish Council and the Earl of Sussex . . . . . . . . . . 149 Campaign in Ulster . . . . . . . . 150 Irish Successes . . . . . . 152 Second attempt to Assassinate Shan . . . . 156 Triumph of Shan . . . . . . 160 Inquiry into the Disorders of the Pale . . . . 161 Sir Nicholas Arnold . . . . . . . . 162 Desolation of Munster . . . . . . . . 164 CHAPTEE XLIII. THE EMBASSY OF DE S1LVA. War with France . . . . . . . . 166 Negotiations for Peace . . . . . 169
