and during the campaign which followed, aided them with
his iron energy and sagacious counsel. They took and
demolished the works of Athenry, and, in part, those of
the Court of Athlone. Their successes induced the Deputy
to liberate Clanrickarde himself, who had been detained
a prisoner in Dublin, from the outbreak of his sons. On
his return--their main object being attained--they
submitted as promptly as they had revolted, and this hope
also being quenched, Fitzmaurice found his way back again,
with a handful of Scottish retainers, to the shelter of
Aharlow. Sir John Perrott, having by this time no further
sieges to prosecute, drew his toils closer and closer
round the Geraldine's retreat. For a whole year, the
fidelity of his adherents and the natural strength of
the place enabled him to baffle all the President's
efforts. But his faithful Scottish guards being at length
surprised and cut off almost to a man, Fitzmaurice, with
his son, his kinsman, the Seneschal of Imokilly, and the
son of Richard Burke, surrendered to the President at
Kilmallock, suing on his knees for the Queen's pardon,
which was, from motives of policy, granted.

On this conclusion of the contest in Munster, the Earl
of Desmond and his brother, Sir John, were released from
the Tower, and transferred to Dublin, where they were
treated as prisoners on parole. The Mayor of the city,
who was answerable for their custody, having taken them
upon a hunting party in the open country, the brothers
put spurs to their horses and escaped into Munster (1574).
They were stigmatized as having broken their parole, but