Clarencieux King-of-Arms proclaimed the pardon at Wakefield on Tuesday[130] 12 December, at Halifax on Wednesday 13 December, at Bradford on Thursday 14th, at Leeds on Friday 15th, at Skipton on Saturday 16th, at Kendal on Tuesday 19th. His doings at Kendal have already been described. He was at Appleby on Wednesday 20 December, at Penrith on Thursday 21st, at Carlisle on Saturday 23rd, and Cockermouth on Tuesday 26th, and at Lancaster on Sunday 31st, whence he sent back his report[131]. Lancaster Herald wrote from Berwick on Tuesday 26 December that he had proclaimed the pardon at York, Ripon, Middleham, Barnard Castle, Richmond, Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Morpeth, Alnwick and Berwick. He found the commons everywhere very repentant and eager for the coming of the Duke of Norfolk, but the spiritualty were most corrupted and malicious, and the originators of all the mischief[132]. It was no wonder that the spiritualty were offended by the pardon, which ran as follows: “Albeit that you the King’s Highness’ subjects and commons dwelling and inhabiting in the shires of York, Cumberland, Westmorland, Northumberland, the Bishopric of Durham, the city of York and the shire of the same, the town of Kingston-upon-Hull and the shire of the same, the town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the shire of the same, and in other shires, towns, dales, places privileged, the franchises and liberties within the limits of the said shires, cities, towns, or any of them or being reputed or taken for any part, parcel or number of any of them and such other the King’s said subjects inhabited in the town of Lancaster or elsewhere by north in the shire of Lancaster have now of late attempted and committed a manifest and open rebellion against his most royal majesty, whereby was like to have ensued the utter ruin and destruction of these whole countries, to the great comfort and advancement of your ancient enemies the Scots, which as his Highness is credibly informed do with a great readiness watch upon the same, and to the high displeasure of God, Who straitly commandeth you to obey your sovereign lord and king in all things and not with violence to resist his will or commandment for any cause whatsoever it be: Nevertheless the King’s royal majesty perceiving as well by the articles of your pretences sent to his Highness as also duly informed by credible reports your said offences proceeded of ignorance and by occasion of sundry false tales never minded or intended by his Highness or any of his council but most craftily contrived and most spitefully set abroad amongst you by certain malicious and perverse persons, and thereupon his Highness inclined to extend his most gracious pity and mercy towards you, having the chief charge of you under God both of your souls and bodies, and desiring rather the preservation of the same and your reconciliation by his merciful means