 Another factor was the fate of Sophia Girton , found guilty of coining . Hammett 's bill was introduced only four days before Girton 's fate was to be decided , but a petition for her respite from burning , supported by another sheriff of London ( either Thomas Baker or William Newman ) and brought to King George III 's notice by William Grenville , proved successful . Devereaux suggests that her impending fate lent weight to the eventual outcome of Hammett 's bill , which was to abolish the burning of women for treason through the Treason Act 1790 . Christian Murphy , who at her execution in 1789 was " drest in a clean striped gown , a white ribbon , and a black ribbon round her cap " , was the last woman in England to be burned . 
 Another factor was the fate of Sophia Girton , found guilty of coining . Hammett <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>bill was introduced only four days before Girton <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>fate<a href='been_done' title='3'><mark></mark></a> was to be decided , but a petition for her respite from burning , supported by another sheriff of London ( either Thomas Baker or William Newman ) and brought to King George III <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>notice by William Grenville , proved successful . Devereaux <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>suggests</mark></a> that her impending fate lent weight to the eventual outcome of Hammett <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>bill , which was to abolish the burning of women for treason through the Treason Act 1790 . Christian Murphy , <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>who</mark></a>at her execution in 1789 was " drest in a clean striped gown , a white ribbon , and a black ribbon round her cap " , was the last woman in England to be burned . 
Another factor was the fate of Sophia Girton , found guilty of coining . Hammett  bill was introduced only 4 days before Girton  fate done was to b decided , but a petition for her respite from burning , supported by anotha sheriff of London ( either Thomas Baker or William Newman ) and brought to King George III  notice by William Grenville , proved successful . Devereaux suggest dat her impending fate lent weight to da eventual outcome of Hammett  bill , which was to abolish the burning of women for treason through the Treason Act 1790 . Christian Murphy , at her execution in 1789 was " drest in a clean striped gown , a white ribbon , and a black ribbon round her cap " , was the last woman in England to be burned .