This is to the memory of Old Amos, Who was when alive for hunting famous; But now his chases are all o'er, And here he's earth'd, of years four score. Upon this tomb he's often sat And tried to read his epitaph; And thou who dost so at this moment Shall ere long like him be dormant. Poor "Old Amos" passed away on October 3rd, 1777, and was buried in Birstal churchyard. The foregoing inscription may still be read. The Rev. R. H. Whitworth tells us: "There is an old monument in the south aisle of Blidworth Church, to the memory of Thomas Leake, Esq., who was killed at Blidworth Rocking in A.D. 1598. He may be regarded as the last of the race who sat in Robin Hood's seat, if those restless Forest Chiefs, typified under that name, can be supposed ever to have sat at all. Leake held office under the Crown, but was as wild a freebooter as ever drew bow. His character is portrayed in his epitaph-- HERE RESTS T. LEAKE WHOSE VERTUES WEERE SO KNOWNE IN ALL THESE PARTS THAT THIS ENGRAVED STONE NEEDS NAVGHT RELATE BVT HIS VNTIMELY END WHICH WAS IN SINGLE FIGHT: WYLST YOUTH DID LEND HIS AYDE TO VALOR, HEE WTH EASE OREPAST MANY SLYGHT DANGERS, GREATER THEN THIS LAST BVT WILLFVLLE FATE IN THESE THINGS GOVERNS ALL HEE TOWLD OVT THREESCORE YEARS BEFORE HIS FALL MOST OF WCH TYME HE WASTED IN THIS WOOD MVCH OF HIS WEALTH AND LAST OF ALL HIS BLOOD The border of this monument is rudely panelled, each panel having some forest hunting subject in relief. There are hounds getting scent, and a hound pursuing an antlered stag; a hunting horn, ribboned; plunging and flaying knives, a cross-bow, a forest-bow, two arrows, and two hunters' belts with arrows inserted. This is his register-- Thomas Leake, esquire, buried the 4th February, 1598.