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| | CHRISTOPHER WARE |
 | | James, the younger son, and father to our author, was liberally educated, and when he came to maturity was sent to seek his fortunes in the court of Queen Elizabeth, where he soon distinguished himself in such manner as to obtain the favour of the great men then at the head of affairs." |
 | | King James I pronounced that smoking was "loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the Lung," but its popularity formed the basis for the prosperity of the first successful English colonies in North America. |
 | | Sir James Ware II (pictured), eldest son of Sir James Ware I, was known as the Irish antiquary and historian. |
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