BLANCHE of Bretagne was a relation of the Princess of Savoy, and an enthusiastic admirer of her virtues. She was one of those rare examples we sometimes see, of female friendship rising superior to vain and established customs, and braving every danger for the sake of her friend. She had attempted following the princess in disguise; was detected, and, by tyrannical parents, put in close confinement; but / neither their threats, nor the absence of her cousin, could eradicate the remembrance of the heartfelt and sincere affection she bore her; and, finding it impossible for her to enjoy the endearing society of that relative, for whom she entertained the highest reverence as well as love, she conveyed to her a letter; by means of a trusty friend, who acquainted her with all the transactions which were passing at the court of Edward. This letter was an exhortation to the princess to render her cause public, and of which the following is a correct translation.

While innumerable pens are employed in addressing your royal husband, for such he certainly is, by all the laws of nations, from the time that / Warwick arrived at your court ambassador, to demand you in marriage; while every true British breast, feeling, how solemnly Edward has bound himself to you, by those ties he now refuses to ratify; those hearts are warmly interested in support of your claims, and ardent in the cause of injured innocence and suffering virtue: while the English nation, as one body, breathe the sense of your wrongs, and the lips of truth are vermilioned with your praise; while every eye is turned towards you, and every hand indignantly raised, to crush your accusers; why does the condescending forbearance of your highness withhold that public exposition, by which the foul conspirators may meet the punishment due to their iniquitous designs?