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LAMBS
WOOL,
Kext
crowne
the
bowle
full
With
gentle
Lambs
wooll,
Adde
sugar,
nutmeg,
and
ginger,
With
store
of
ale
too,
And
thus
ye
must
doe
To
make
the
Wassaile
a
swinger.
Herrick'
's
Twelfth
Night,
or
King
and
Queen,
Lambs
Wool
is
merely
a
variety
of
the
Wassail
Bowl,
and
although
not
common
in
Oxford,
is
a
great
favourite
in
some
parts
of
England.
The
following
is
the
origin
of
the
term
Lambs
Wool,
as
applied
to
this
particular
beverage.
Formerly
the
first
day
of
November
was
dedicated
to
the
Angel
presiding
over
fruits,
seeds,
&c.
and
was
therefore
named
La
mas
ubal,
that
is,
The
day
of
the
apple
fruit,
and
being
pronounced
lamasool,
our
country
people
have
corrupted
it
to
Lambs
Wool
f
.
f
See
Col.
Valiancy,
Collect,
de
Reb.
Hibern.
iii.
441.