What expression that means a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives originates from a policy of tax collection devised by John X, Lord Chancellor of England in 1487?

A Morton’s Fork His approach was that if the subject lived in luxury and had clearly spent a lot of money on himself, he obviously had sufficient income to spare for the king. Alternatively, if the subject lived frugally, and showed no sign of being wealthy, he must have substantial savings and could therefore afford to give it to the king. These arguments were the two prongs of the fork and regardless of whether the subject was rich or poor, he did not have a favorable choice