declare vs herald

declare

verb
  • To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically. 

  • To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable. 

  • To show one's cards in order to score. 

  • To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content. 

  • For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result 

  • For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed. 

  • To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes. 

herald

verb
  • To proclaim or announce an event. 

  • To greet something with excitement; to hail. 

noun
  • A harbinger, giving signs of things to come. 

  • A handbill consisting of an advertisement. 

  • An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms. 

  • A messenger, especially one bringing important news. 

  • A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix. 

How often have the words declare and herald occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )