little mercy was shown the rebels and no heed was taken of their plea to be tried by a british court rather than the governor's tribunal, which answered to the east india company, rather than the crown. although numbers and details vary from version to version, further to the four rebels, who had already been killed in the uprising, two more were hung from the fort wall on 23 december 1684; another five were hung about twelve months later; at least six were exiled to barbados (four of whom had had their death sentences commuted); about seven were forced to relocate to bombay; and thirty other islanders were made to kneel down with halters around the necks and swear allegiance to the king and to thank the east india company for its mercy.