) ▁and ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁Nor wood ' s ▁account ) ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁purs ue ▁their ▁fort unes ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁Nor wood ▁was ▁second ▁cousin ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁Sir ▁William ▁Ber keley , ▁their ▁grand m oth ers ▁being ▁Marg ery ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁L ygon , ▁and ▁M ory son ▁held ▁a ▁commission ▁from ▁Charles ▁II ▁as ▁Captain ▁of ▁Fort ▁Com fort ▁( where , ▁in ▁fact , ▁his ▁brother ▁Lieutenant ▁Robert ▁M ory son ▁was ▁already ▁in ▁charge ). ▁Other ▁Nor wood s ▁had ▁already ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Virginia . ▁Str ang ely , ▁perhaps , ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁those ▁connections , ▁Nor wood ▁himself ▁says ▁my ▁best ▁c arg ar oon ▁( us ually ▁ill ic it ▁cargo ) ▁was ▁his ▁Majesty ’ s ▁gra cious ▁letter ▁in ▁my ▁favour , ▁which ▁took ▁effect ▁beyond ▁my ▁expectation , ▁because ▁it ▁recommended ▁me ▁( above ▁whatever ▁I ▁had ▁or ▁could ▁des erve ) ▁to ▁the ▁governor ’ s ▁particular ▁care . ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁say ▁how ▁he ▁had ▁earned ▁the ▁specific ▁recommendation . ▁ ▁Virginia ▁ ▁Some ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 6 4 9 ▁be head ing ▁of ▁King ▁Charles , ▁Nor wood , ▁M ory son ▁and ▁Fox ▁met ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁secured ▁passage ▁on ▁a ▁ship , ▁The ▁Virginia ▁Mer chant , ▁Captain ▁John ▁Lock yer , ▁bound ▁for ▁James ▁River , ▁Virginia . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁why ▁the ▁three ▁were ▁in ▁London ▁at ▁that ▁time :