Capt. Leeson's case  being an account of his tryal for committing a rape upon the body of Mrs. May, a Married Woman of 35 Years of Age; for which he receiv'd sentence of death, on the 30th of April 1715. but has since obtain'd his Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve, in order to a Pardon.

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Leeson, Captain

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Capt. Leeson's case being an account of his tryal for committing a rape upon the body of Mrs. May, a Married Woman of 35 Years of Age; for which he receiv'd sentence of death, on the 30th of April 1715. but has since obtain'd his Majesty's most Gracious Reprieve, in order to a Pardon.