WARE, SIR JAMES, KNIGHT
Arms.—Or, 2 lions passant az., within a bordure of the second, charged with 8 escallops of the first, 3, 2, 2, and 1. Ware.
[Giraldus Cambrensis. De Topographia Hibernica. Add. MS. 33,991.]
James Ware (born 26th November 1594, died 1st December 1666) was the son of Sir James Ware of Dublin. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and soon developed literary and antiquarian tastes, and became a collector of manuscripts and antiquities, particularly relating to Ireland. He was knighted in 1629 by the Lords Justices, and in 1632 became Auditor-General in Ireland, and in 1661 Member for the University of Dublin. Sir James was imprisoned in the Tower of London as a Royalist, and was afterwards a hostage for Ireland. Sir James Ware published some very valuable books on Irish antiquities, most of them in Latin, but a collection of his works has been translated into English.
WATSON, LEWIS, EARL OF ROCKINGHAM
Arms.—Arg., on a chevron az., between 3 martlets sa., as many crescents or. Watson.
Supporters.—Two griffins az., ducally gorged or.
Coronet.—That of an Earl.