▁He ▁left ▁his ▁est ates ▁to ▁his ▁second ▁son ▁Bor l ase ▁Richmond ▁Web b ▁to ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁his ▁el dest ▁son ▁Edmund . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son ▁by ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁also ▁called ▁John ▁Richmond ▁Web b , ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁and ▁briefly ▁a ▁judge ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁Web b ' s ▁brother ▁Thomas ▁Richmond ▁Web b ▁was ▁an ▁ancest or ▁of ▁the ▁novel ist ▁William ▁Make pe ace ▁Th acker ay , ▁and ▁Web b ▁is ▁sympath et ically ▁dep icted ▁in ▁Th acker ay ' s ▁historical ▁novel ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁Henry ▁Es mond ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Sir ▁George ▁Clark , ▁The ▁Later ▁Stu arts ▁ 1 6 6 0 - 1 7 1 4 ▁( O x ford : ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ) ▁ ▁David ▁Hay ton , ▁E vel ine ▁Cru ick sh anks , ▁Stuart ▁Hand ley , ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁ 1 6 9 0 - 1 7 1 5 ▁( C amb ridge : ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁ ▁Mark ▁No ble ▁& ▁James ▁Gr anger , ▁A ▁Bi ographical ▁History ▁of ▁England , ▁from ▁the ▁Revolution ▁to ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁George ▁I ' s ▁Re ign ▁( Lond on : ▁W ▁Richard son , ▁ 1 8 0 6 ) ▁▁ ▁Robert ▁Wal c ott , ▁English ▁Polit ics ▁in ▁the ▁Early ▁E igh teenth ▁Century ▁( O x ford : ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press