Cary also lowered the quit-rents for Bath County, which were essentially a land tax charged in exchange for the royal land grants. Cary's government was not endorsed by the Lords Proprietors and so had no official legal standing.
Cary reduced the quit-rents for Bath County, which were akin to a land tax tied to royal land grants. Despite this, Cary's administration did not receive approval from the Lords Proprietors and thus had no formal legal standing.