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Ware, Sir James, 1594-1666 (Knight, antiquary and historian)

 Person

Biography

Sir James Ware (1594-1666), Irish historian, was born in Dublin on 26 November 1594, and attended Trinity College, Dublin (M.A., 1616). He was auditor-general of Ireland from 1632 to around 1649, and served as the member of parliament for Dublin University, 1634-1637 and 1661. He was banished from Dublin by General Michael Jones, the parliamentary governor, in 1649, and lived in London from 1651 to 1660. He returned to Dublin in 1660, and was reinstated as auditor-general. Ware collected Irish manuscripts and published Irish histories and biographies. He died in Dublin on 1 December 1666.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Additions to Ware's Irish bishops

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8426
Scope and Contents

A transcript of additions to J.H. Todd's copy of Walter Harris' edition of The works of Sir James Ware concerning Ireland, 1745, vols 1-2, 'The bishops'.

Dates: 1869 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library
 File

James Ware: Catalogue of manuscripts

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4354
Scope and Contents

'Librorum Manuscriptorum in Bibliotheca Jacobi Waroei Equitis Aurati Catalogus', a catalogue of the manuscripts of James Ware, 14 folios. This is a transcript of the edition printed at Dublin in 1648, made by Alfred Rogers to the order of Henry Bradshaw.

Dates: 1880-1885 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library

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