The Hesperides & Noble Numbers/Hesperides/To Dianeme. A Ceremony in Gloucester
684. TO DIANEME. A CEREMONY IN GLOUCESTER.
I'll to thee a simnel bring,
'Gainst thou go'st a-mothering:
So that when she blesseth thee,
Half that blessing thou'lt give me.
Simnel, a cake, originally made of fine flour, eaten at Mid-Lent. A-mothering, visiting relations in Mid-Lent, but see Note.