ification , ▁requiring ▁successful ▁candidates ▁for ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁arms ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁income ▁from ▁land ▁of ▁£ 1 0 ▁per ▁an num , ▁or ▁mov able ▁wealth ▁of ▁£ 3 0 0 . ▁However ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁always ▁the ▁case , ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 6 ▁Ralph ▁Bro oke , ▁York ▁Her ald , ▁trick ed ▁G arter ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁William ▁Seg ar , ▁into ▁grant ing ▁a ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁to ▁Gregory ▁Br andon , ▁a ▁common ▁hang man , ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁sh ill ings . ▁When ▁the ▁king ▁found ▁out ▁he ▁had ▁them ▁both ▁imprison ed ▁at ▁Marsh alse a , ▁they ▁were ▁fre ed ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁fee ▁for ▁the ▁grant ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁due ▁when ▁the ▁mem orial ▁is ▁submitted , ▁the ▁amount ▁being ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ' s ▁W arr ant . ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁fe es ▁for ▁a ▁personal ▁grant ▁of ▁arms , ▁including ▁a ▁cr est ▁is ▁£ 5 , 8 7 5 , ▁a ▁grant ▁to ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁body ▁is ▁£ 1 2 , 3 7 5 ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁commercial ▁company ▁is ▁£ 1 8 , 3 5 0 . ▁This ▁grant ▁however ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁a ▁bad ge , ▁supp or ters ▁or ▁a ▁standard , ▁their ▁inclusion ▁into ▁the ▁grant ▁requires ▁extra ▁fe es . ▁The ▁fe es ▁mainly ▁go