Before the Count went into _Portugal_, he made a Voyage into _England_, where he saw King _Charles_ the Second, who was lately restor'd: He had private Orders from the Regent, to endeavour to discover whether King _Charles_ might be brought to marry the Infanta of _Portugal_. The Count negotiated this Business with so much Address, that he made both the King and Chancellor _Hyde_ desirous of this Alliance. The Queen, extremely satisfy'd with what he had done, desir'd him to hasten into _Portugal_, and sent the Marquiss _de Sande_ to conclude the Business. [Sidenote: _May 31. 1662._] But the King of _Spain_, foreseeing what might be the consequence of this Match, did all he could to prevent it; he offer'd to give any Protestant Princess Three Millions for her Portion, provided the King would marry her; and by his Ambassador propos'd the Princesses of _Denmark_, _Saxony_, or _Orange_. But the Chancellor represented to the King how nearly it concern'd him to maintain the House of _Braganza_ on the Throne, and not let _Philip_ become Master of all _Spain_ and the _Indies_. His Speech produc'd the desir'd Effect, and King _Charles_ married the Infanta. Thus did a Protestant Statesman persuade his Sovereign to marry a Catholick Princess, whilst a Prince of the _Roman_ Communion, who valued himself in a particular manner upon the Title of the most Catholick King, offer'd him vast Sums of Money, to engage him to wed a Protestant. Shortly after King _Charles_, by his Mediation, establish'd a Treaty of Commerce between the States of _Holland_ and the Crown of _Portugal_; after which he sent a considerable Number of Troops into that Kingdom, commanded by the Earl of _Inchequin_: but having recall'd him, he order'd that the Forces should stay under the Command of _Schomberg_; so that the Count shortly saw himself at the head of the chosen Forces of three Kingdoms. Not but that there was a _Portuguese_ Generalissimo, or at least one who had the Title, but the Count had all the Authority, which he made use of to establish an exact and regular Discipline amongst the _Portuguese_: He taught them the Order of marching, encamping, besieging, and regularly fortifying a Town; so that all those Places on the Frontiers of the Kingdom, which were before naked and defenceless, soon became capable of making a vigorous Defence. The Regent Queen, proud of having met with such a General, carry'd the War vigorously on, and her Arms were almost every where crown'd with Success; never were the _Portuguese_ Forces better disciplin'd, the People bless'd her Government, the Grandees continu'd in perfect Submission to it through Fear and Respect: but though Fortune favour'd her abroad, she met with domestick Cares and Troubles, which chang'd the face of every thing.