《明史·列传·卷四十》
但终于没有人为他们辩白，结果他们都被关进监狱。有人诬陷周冕放恣，遂将他和梁潜一起诛杀。
孟简谦退不伐，生平无睚眦于人。
But no one spoke up for them in the end, and they were imprisoned as a result. Someone falsely accused Zhou Mian of debauchery, so he and Liang Qian were executed together.