TO

The most excellently accomplished, my best of friends,

Mr. THOMAS HENSHAW. Thomas Henshaw (1618–1700) was an English lawyer, diplomat, and a founding member of the Royal Society, known for his interest in science and alchemy.

SIR,

Ecclesiastes 2:3

IT was the question original Latin: "Quære" of Solomon, and it proved the supremacy of his wisdom: What was best for Man to do all the days of his vanity under the Sun? The author is quoting the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes, where King Solomon investigates the meaning of life and the fleeting nature of human existence. If I wish myself so wise as to know this great matter original: "Affaire"