 On 21 June 1628 when thanks were expressed to the Lords for passing the bill, Alford stood up and said this custom of giving thanks had been omitted ever since the passing of a Bill for the old Lord Burghley, and he held it due to the House, for what have these Lords so deserved of the Commonwealth that we should intermit the public affairs of the State to intend their private Bills".Alford subsequently retired to the mansion and estate of Offington, in the parish of Broadwater, West Sussex.Alford was buried in the Chancel of Hamsey Church, near Lewes, Sussex.