Lists were sent to the colonial treasurer, who issued warrants to town constables to collect specified sums.
Proprietary colonies differed from chartered colonies in that the public revenue of the colony belonged to the private proprietor rather than to the common shareholders of the chartered corporation and the freemen who subsequently became residents.
To profit from the development of his colony, collect quitrents and fines, and recover land from settlers without heirs or who failed to meet the terms of their contracts, each proprietor required a system of territorial administration.
Until 1692, the area now known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was home to two colonies, Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
*Hinckley was Governor until the union of the colonies in 1692, except during the administration of Andros.
Governors of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay Territories including the Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony and Maine Appointed by the King Under the Second Royal Charter
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