They divide into three parties-French, Spanish and English 280

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Resolution to try the Duke of Norfolk for high treason ... 307

The Spanish Ambassador is ordered to leave England • 308

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Arrest of the Conspirators

The Catholic Refugees once more address Philip

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Preparations for Norfolk's trial...

Publication of Buchanan's' Detectio'

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He is found guilty and sentenced to die

Unwillingness of Elizabeth to consent to his execution

Extreme danger of her position

Mary Stuart attempts to work upon her...

Relaxation of Mary Stuart's confinement

Characteristic letter to Elizabeth

The civil war in Scotland

Proposals for a compromise

Douglas of Lochleven

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The Earl of Northumberland is given up to England by

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Proposed Bill of Attainder against Mary Stuart

The Bishops memorialise the Queen for her execution

Deputation from the two Houses

The Queen refuses to consent...

Execution of the Duke of Norfolk

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Bill to cut off Mary Stuart from the succession

The Alençon marriage

Charles requests Elizabeth to join him in a war against

Spain for the liberation of the Low Countries

Elizabeth secretly offers to betray Flushing to Alva

Panic at the French Court, caused by distrust of Eliza-

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The relations of the French Court towards the Huguenots

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The English Catholics pray him not to desert them
Alva insists that their prayer shall be refused...
Treaty between England and Spain
Knox returns to Edinburgh

Sermon on the Massacre

Negotiation for the surrender of the Queen of Scots to the

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Execution of Grange and extinction of Mary Stuart's party 475

CHAPTER XXIV.

Interval of quiet in Ireland after the death of Shan

Sketch of the country and people by an emissary of Philip

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Effect of the attempt to force the Reformation upon the

Plans for English colonies

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Intention of the colonists to exterminate the native Irish... 491

Quarrel between the Butlers and Sir Peter Carew...

League of the Irish chiefs...

Crown to Philip

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The Archbishop of Cashel goes to Spain to offer the Irish

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Murder of the English settlers in Cork

Massacres and counter-massacres

Sir H. Sidney overruns the South and West ...
Quarrel with the House of Ormond ...

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Sir Humfrey Gilbert in command at Kilmallock

Wholesale slaughter of the Irish

A week's service in Wicklow

Enormous cost of Ireland to the English Crown

Sir Edward Fitton President of Connaught

Fortunes of the Archbishop of Cashel in Spain

Ireland a fief of the see of Rome

Complications of European politics

Sir Thomas Stukely at Madrid

History of Stukely

Two parties among the Irish Catholics

Intended invasion of Ireland by the Spaniards

Sir Henry Sidney resigns his office

Sir William Fitzwilliam deputy

Universal disorder and confusion

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They are cut in pieces by Perrot and the Butlers

Results of Perrot's government...

Elizabeth determines to conciliate the Irish

Attempted English settlement at Knockfergus

Effect in Ireland of the massacre of St. Bartholomew

Cattle-driving in the Pale

The Earl of Desmond is allowed to return to Ireland

He is again imprisoned in Dublin

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Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex, undertakes to occupy

Advice of Tremayne

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Essex lands at Carrickfergus

Bright prospects soon overclouded

Failure and ruin...

Desmond escapes from Dublin

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General prostration of the English power in Ireland

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