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Chronicle of Greyfriars 1541 is in Chronicle of Greyfriars.
28th June 1541. Also the 28th day of June was be-heddyd at Towre hyll lorde Leonard Grey (age 62) markes, and buried within the tower.
29th June 1541. And the 29th of the same monyth was Lord Dacres of the South (age 26) led with the sheriffs of London unto Tyborne at after-none, and there hanged for the new acte that was made, and browte home agayne in the carte unto St Sepulchres and ther buried.
Note. Lord Dacre was hung for a murder committed in Sussex, as were his three companions named in the next paragraph.
28th June 1541. And the 28th day of June was hanged at St Thomas Watterrynge, Mantell, Frudus and another.
Note. For being complicit in the murder of John Busbrig.
28th May 1541. Item the 28th day of May was the Countess of Salisbury (deceased) behedyd within the tower.
10th December 1541. This year the 10th daye of December was draune from the tower to Tyborne [Thomas] Culpeper (age 27), and there was hongyd and heddyd.