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 diminished the quit-rents for Bath County, which functioned as a form of land tax given in return for royal land grants. However, Cary's governance was not supported by the Lords Proprietors and therefore lacked official legal recognition.