Two hundred epigrammes, vpon two hundred prouerbes with a thyrde hundred newely added and made by Iohn Heywood.
Heywood, John, 1497?-1580?
Of blynde Bayerd. Ci.
Who so bolde as blynde bayerd▪ no beast of trouth.
Wherof my bolde blynde bayerd, perfyt profe shouth.
Both for his boldnes, and for his bolde blyndnes.
By late occasion, in a cause of kyndnes:
A cumpany of vs, rode in certayne grounde:
Where we welny, an impassibel slowgh founde.
Theyr horses, ece they entred began to stay.
Euery one horse geuyng an other way.
Of good manner as it were, and more and more,
Eche horse gaue backe, to set his better before.
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Saue this rude rustie, bolde blynde bayerd of myne,
As rashely, as rudely, chopt foorth: and in fyne.
Without any curtsy, ere any man byds:
Blyndly and boldly, he lepte into the myds.
And looke howe boldly, the myds he lepte in tyll,
Euen with lyke boldnes, in the myds he lay styll:
And trow you the Iade, at the best mens wordes theare,
Wolde stur one ioynte: nay not the breede of one heare.
But starde on them, with as bolde a countenaunce:
As that hole had ben his, by euerytaunce:
He hauyng no more to do there then had I.
But streyght there cumth, a carteweare, of good hors by:
By force wherof, and helpe of all that rout,
Blynde bayerd and I, were drawen together out.
Which blynde boldenes, by this admonicion:
Except he amend in some meete condicion,
Rather then ryde so, I wyll afoote take payne,
Blynde bolde bayerd, shall not thus beare me agayne.
