▁to ▁do ▁that . ▁Although ▁the ▁King ▁Charles ▁II ▁was ▁in ▁Scotland ▁following ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁B red a , ▁he ▁apparently ▁granted ▁a ▁pat ent ▁appoint ing ▁Nor wood ▁as ▁E sche ator , ▁Tre as urer ▁and ▁Rece iver ▁of ▁Qu it ▁R ents ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁That ▁clos es ▁Nor wood ' s ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁purpose ▁to ▁seek ▁( his ) ▁fortune ▁in ▁Virginia ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁whether ▁he ▁ever ▁returned ▁there . ▁The ▁t ension ▁between ▁Virginia ▁and ▁the ▁Parliament ▁in ▁England ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 6 5 2 ▁( but ▁not ▁ending ▁then ) ▁probably ▁pre cluded ▁that , ▁at ▁least ▁until ▁the ▁re - e lection ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Ber keley ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 . ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁( if ▁not ▁before ) ▁Nor wood ▁continued ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁quit ▁r ents ▁for ▁some ▁years , ▁an ▁income ▁difficult ▁to ▁estimate ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁difficulties , ▁but ▁several ▁hundred ▁pounds ▁each ▁year ▁until ▁ 1 6 6 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁smaller ▁amount ▁there after . ▁M ory son ▁acted ▁as ▁his ▁agent ▁( and , ▁in ▁effect , ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁Virginia ). ▁ ▁English ▁Inter reg num ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁departure ▁for ▁Holland ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 6 5 0 , ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁Nor wood ' s ▁movements ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁spell . ▁His