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strait at the northern end. Supposing it to be a deep 
bay, he named it after his patron, " Sir Thomas Roe's 
Welcome." An island was named " Briggs his Mathe- 
matics" on the 31st July, after the great mathematician 
to whom we owe the use of logarithms, who had died 
a few months before Foxe sailed on his voyage of 
discovery. Our explorer then visited the winter quarters 
of Button and Munk, finding the remains of their ships, 
but, convinced that there was no passage on the west 
side of Hudson's Bay, he resolved to return to the east 
side of Southampton Island and make another attempt 
by the north-west. 
In crossing Hudson's Bay the Charles came in sight 
of another vessel, which proved to be the Henrietta Maria, 
commanded by Captain James. The two exploring ships 
stopped to communicate and Captain James entertained 
Captain Foxe at dinner, the ships then proceeding on 
their respective ways on the 1st September. Captain 
James wintered at Charlton Island in the extreme south- 
east angle of Hudson's Bay. The party underwent the 
most terrible suffering, but the ship arrived safely in 
England in the autumn of 1632 \ 
On the 7th September the Charles was off the south 
point of Southampton Island. Much hampered by ice 
Foxe reached Mill Island of Baffin, and then stood over 
to the north main land at a point he called King's Cape. 
He was now in the locality where Baffin turned back, 
judging from the indications that there was only a large 
bay ahead. All beyond would, therefore, be new dis- 
covery. He had reached what we now know as Fox 
Channel. Sailing onwards, he passed two promontories, 
1 It is interesting to note the equipment necessary to enable a mathe- 
matical captain to observe efficiently in 1631. Captain James had : — 
A quadrant of pear-wood of 4 ft. semidiameter. 
Equilateral triangle of 5 ft. radius. 
Quadrant of 2 ft. semidiameter. 
Staff of 7 ft., another of 6 ft. 
Gunter's cross-staff. 
3 Jacob's staves. A watch-clock 6 inches in diameter. 
2 Davis's back -staves. A lesser watch. 
6 Meridian compasses. Smali sand-glasses. 
4 Needles in square boxes. Log- line. 
6 Needles of 3 inches. Hakluyt. 
4 Special 6-inch needles. Purchas. 
A loadstone to refresh needles. The best mathematical books available. 
