CH. XVII] 
Foxe and James 
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In the middle of July Foxe tried to sail between 
Nottingham and Salisbury Islands, but he was stopped 
by the ice in his attempt to go to the north-west, as 
others had been before him. He therefore turned to 
Captain Thomas James. 
the south and made his way along the south coast of 
Southampton Island, sighting Mansel Island and Cary's 
Swan's Nest, named by Button. Foxe then discovered 
the wide opening between the west side of Southampton 
Island and the main land, without finding the narrow 
