Commanding officers forbade foraging, but often connived it and shared in the spoils. Sextons, gravediggers, undertakers, local officials; each connived to take a cut of the proceeds. Richard Unite, the deputy constable, is considered to have connived at the rioting. Shippen had connived to replace Dr. Morgan, his predecessor in that position. He either ordered or connived at the widespread destruction of sacred buildings. No evidence that the employing companies connived at these methods has been obtained.