On 13 July 1530 Westmorland was among those who signed the letter to Pope Clement VII urging the annulment of the King 's marriage to his first wife , Catherine of Aragon . In May 1534 he was a member of a commission directed to inquire into alleged treasonous activities by William Dacre , 3rd Baron Dacre of Gilsland . He again saw military service in the north when in June and July 1535 he was among those charged with suppressing disorders in Northumberland , Cumberland , and Westmorland . On 15 May 1536 he was one of the peers who took part in the trial of the King 's second wife , Anne Boleyn . During the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536 – 37 Westmorland remained loyal to the King , which Archbold notes is ' surprising , considering his family connections ' . He refused an appointment as Warden of the East and Middle Marches at this time , allegedly because his men supported the rising . At the time Norfolk described him as ' a man of such heat and hastiness of nature ' as to be ' unmeet ' for the appointment . However , as Dockwray notes , Norfolk may have been disparaging a potential rival . On 14 January 1537 he was made a member of the Council of the North
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland