“Apparently “hung” is a direct quote from Samuel Pepys’ diary.”
I thought that was a bit odd when I first saw it, so I checked it out. This is what Pepys actually wrote:
“To my Lord’s in the morning, where I met with Captain Cuttance, but my Lord not being up I went out to Charing Cross, to see Major- general Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition.”
Here’s a pic of the sign:
If you are interested in getting a taste of Pepys’ Diary without nodding off (I apologise if you’ve read the entire work already!), I highly recommend this audiobook (the excellent Kenneth Branagh is the narrator):
Why, thank you. I had googled the quote and had seen it quoted as “hung”; there is a lot of misinformation on the Intertubes.