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 ) .