was called the sea very early
“The ocean was called the sea in 1659; in river in 1671; ye sea or salt water in 1720; and the salt sea in 1760.”
“The tidal water off this portion of the shore was called the sea very early.”
—
ex Sidney Perley (1858-1928 *), “Beverly in 1700.” in Historical Collections of the Essex Institute 55 (1920), respectively
No. 4 : 33
No. 6 : 209
tags: onsense; seas; Sidney Perley