▁in ▁frequent ▁contact ▁with ▁Hy de ▁and ▁the ▁Court ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Sh ro pshire ▁( att empt ing ▁to ▁raise ▁troops ) ▁and ▁Ch esh ire ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 6 5 9 ▁and ▁was ▁captured , ▁with ▁Sir ▁George ▁Bo oth ▁at ▁Win ning ton ▁Bridge . ▁However , ▁his ▁identity ▁was ▁not ▁revealed , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁soon ▁released . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁Nor wood ▁went ▁from ▁England ▁to ▁Br uss els , ▁to ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁returned ▁with ▁letters . ▁At ▁about ▁that ▁time ▁( on ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 6 6 0 ) ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁war rant ▁as ▁an ▁Es quire ▁of ▁the ▁Body ▁( which ▁required ▁him , ▁later , ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Cor on ation ▁of ▁Charles ▁II ). ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁Samuel ▁P ep ys ▁met ▁him , ▁and ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁( by ▁his ▁patron , ▁Edward ▁Mont agu ) ▁to ▁give ▁Nor wood ▁a ▁con voy ▁to ▁Br ill ▁but ▁not ▁to ▁enter ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁record , ▁P ep ys ▁ded uc ing ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁King , ▁then ▁at ▁B red a . ▁Upon ▁the ▁Rest oration , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁an ▁Es quire ▁of ▁the ▁Body , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Captain ▁( for ▁life ) ▁of ▁Sand own ▁Castle , ▁a ▁largely ▁honor ary ▁title ▁( but ▁carrying ▁a ▁st ip end ) ▁the ▁Castle