 The Bernese Emmental and most of the districts of the canton of Lucerne accepted these resolutions and their representatives swore new oaths of fealty.But the people in the Entlebuch valley did not accept the authorities' terms, as these—besides offering some tax reliefs—criminalized the insurrection and called for the punishment of the leaders.At a meeting at Signau on April 10, 1653, the delegates from the Entlebuch convinced their neighbours in the Emmental