▁appointment ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁in ▁Virginia ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁dated ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 6 5 0 . ▁Charles ▁II ▁left ▁Holland ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁( it ▁being , ▁thus , ▁unlikely ▁but ▁not ▁impossible ▁that ▁Nor wood ▁could ▁have ▁seen ▁him ▁before ▁then ) ▁and ▁land ed ▁in ▁Scotland ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June . ▁It ▁is ▁very ▁unlikely ▁that ▁Nor wood ▁went ▁to ▁Scotland , ▁as ▁some ▁secondary ▁sources ▁suggest ; ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁sever ely ▁restricted ▁the ▁English ▁( and ▁others ) ▁who ▁were ▁allowed ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁king . ▁Nevertheless , ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁appointment ▁was ▁se aled ▁at ▁St ▁John st oun , ▁Per th . ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 6 5 0 . ▁The ▁King ▁was ▁there : ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁Per th ▁after ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁had ▁been ▁heavily ▁defeated ▁at ▁Dun bar ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 6 5 0 . ▁Hence , ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁a ▁pat ent ▁at ▁the ▁given ▁place ▁and ▁time ▁is ▁possible ; ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Nor wood , ▁the ▁pat ente e , ▁is ▁highly ▁unlikely . ▁It ▁is ▁more ▁likely ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁England , ▁as ▁others ▁suggest . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁( known ) ▁record ▁of ▁Nor wood ' s ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁or ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 1 . ▁The ▁assertion ▁that ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Virginia ▁seems ▁to