Childs 1987, p. 16, line 24: "Richards was an Irish non-conformist who had been the lieutenant-colonel of Oliver Cromwell's own regiment during the 1650s and had become governor of Wexford in 1659, in addition to owning a 3,000 acre estate at Solsborough." Childs, John (1987), The British Army of William III, 1689-1702, Manchester: Manchester University Press, ISBN0-7190-1987-7