Original: In 1616, Ralphe Brooke, York Herald, tricked Garter King of Arms, Segar, into granting a coat of arms to the common hangman for a fee of 22 shillingsSamuel Pegge:Parentalia: or, Memoirs of the Rev. Dr. Pegge, 1818, s.335 - 336.
Simplified: In 1616, Ralphe Brooke, York Herald, tricked the Garter King of Arms into granting a coat of arms to the common hangman for a fee of 22 shillings (£1-20p).