In the morning went over to Framfield where I arrived about 9:45. After eating a mouthful or 2 of buttered toast and drinking a few dishes tea, and also looking over and tallying and taking an account of the gloves, hatbands, favors etc., I set out for the funeral of Alice Stevens, otherwise Smith, natural daughter of Ben Stevens (at whose house she died). I got to the funeral house about 11:50 where my brother Moses came to me soon after, in order to learn to serve a funeral and also to give me what assistance he could. The young woman’s age was 28 years, and I think I never saw any person lament the death of anyone more than Ben Stevens did for this poor girl, his daughter. After serving the funeral, as soon as it was possible we could, we set out for Buxted Church where she was to be buried, with a large company of people (she being carried on men’s shoulders). We arrived about 4:20 where we had an excellent sermon preached by the Rev Mr Lawson, Curate of Buxted, from Hebrews 9:27: “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” The young woman was laid in the ground about 5:50 after staying at the grave about 15 minutes, it being dug too small. When all was over, my brother, Charles Diggens and myself came to Framfield. I stayed at my mother’s and baited; then my brother came home with me and stayed and spent the evening with us, and stayed all night. We came home exactly at 8 o’clock. I received of my mother in cash 4/- and by old gold and silver 16/-, which, with the 4 pounds sent me the 30th December, makes together £5 which I have borrowed of her. My mother gave me 12d for my gloves given me at the funeral and for silk used in tying up the favors. I gave away hatbands, favors, gloves etc. at the funeral for my mother’s use as under:
Hatbands in all, 9; viz.,
| Ben Stevens Sr | Sam Smith |
| Henry Stevens Sr | Arthur Knight |
| Will Stevens Sr | Ed Willet |
| Richard Stevens | Thomas Ware |
| John Newnham |
Favors in all, 12; viz.,
| 1. | Mary Ware |
| 2. | Jane Stevens |
| 3. | Elizabeth Willet |
| 4. | Mary Ware |
| 5. | Francis Smith |
| 6. | Sarah Colgate |
| 7. | Henry Stevens Jr |
| 8. | Ben Stevens Jr |
| 9. | Ed Willet |
| 10. | Richard Savage |
| 11. | John Staply |
| 12. | Richard Figg |
2d chamois gloves, 1 pr.; viz., Benjamin Stevens Sr.
Women’s white lamb gloves in all, 24 prs:
| 1. | Mrs Willet |
| 2. | Mary Ware |
| 3. | Lucy Diggens |
| 4. | Mary Ware [again?] |
| 5. | Mrs Attree |
| 6. | Mrs Ware |
| 7. | Elizabeth Willet |
| 8. | Sarah Willet |
| 9. | Mrs Stevens |
| 10. | Mrs Stevens |
| 11. | Jane Stevens |
| 12. | Elizabeth Stevens |
| 13. | Mary Russell |
| 14. | Sarah Colgate |
| 15. | Mary Colgate |
| 16. | Frances Smith |
| 17. | Mrs Stevens |
| 18 | Dame Newman |
| 19. | Elizabeth Ware |
| 20. | Dame Stevens |
| 21. | Dame Limpass |
| 22. | Hannah Simonds |
| 23. | Dame Belton |
| 24. | Mary Devonish |
Men’s white lamb gloves in all 35 prs:
| 1. | Thomas Attree |
| 2. | Ed Willet Jr |
| 3. | John Staply |
| 4. | John Buckwell |
| 5. | Ben Stevens Jr |
| 6. | Richard Tealing |
| 7. | John Stevens |
| 8. | Thomas Starr |
| 9. | John Cornwell |
| 10. | Charles Diggens |
| 11. | Robert Diggens |
| 12. | Richard Savage |
| 13. | John Smith |
| 14. | Henry Stevens Jr |
| 15. | John Cornwell |
| 16. | Will Cornwell |
| 17. | Will Novice |
| 18. | Ben Stevens Jr |
| 19. | Will Stevens Jr |
| 20. | Richard Figg |
| 21. | John Evans |
| 22. | John Shelly |
| 23. | Thomas Card |
| 24. | Henry Stevens Sr |
| 25. | Will Stevens Sr |
| 26. | Richard Stevens |
| 27. | John Newnham |
| 28. | Sam Smith |
| 29. | Arthur Knight |
| 30. | Ed Willet Sr |
| 31. | Thomas Ware |
| 32. | The Rev Mr Lawson |
| 33. | Will Devonish |
| 34. | Thomas Turner |
| 35. | Moses Turner |
John Newnham’s 2 sons to have each a pair…