The Bald Knight

047. THE BALD KNIGHT. A certain knight, growing old, his hair fell off, and he became bald; to hide which imperfection, he wore a periwig: but as he was riding out with some others a hunting, a sudden gust of wind blew off the periwig, and exposed his bald pate.
The company could not forbear laughing at the accident; and he himself laughed as loud as anybody, saying, “How was it to be expected that I should keep strange hair upon my head, when my own would not stay there?” [more info]

The Bald Cavalier

2.29. THE BALD CAVALIER. When periwigs were first used, and then chiefly to cover the defect of baldness, a certain Cavalier had one for that purpose, which passed for his own hair. But as he was one day riding out with some others a hunting, a sudden puff of wind blew off both his wig and his hat, and set the company in a loud laugh at his bald pate. He, for his part, fell a laughing with the rest, and said, Why, really, Gentlemen, this is merry enough; for how could I expect to keep other people's hair, who could not preserve my own.
When the loud laugh prevails at your expense,
All want of temper is but want of sense;
Would you disarm the sneerer of his jest,
Frown not, but laugh in concert with the rest. [more info]

The Bald Knight

162. THE BALD KNIGHT. A BALD KNIGHT, who wore a wig, went out to hunt. A sudden puff of wind blew off his hat and wig, at which a loud laugh rang forth from his companions. He pulled up his horse, and with great glee joined in the joke by saying, “What marvel that hairs which are not mine should fly from me, when they have forsaken even the man that owns them: with whom, too, they were born!” [more info]