a1616 W. ShakespeareHenry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. i. 27 Canst thou (O partiall Sleepe) giue thy Repose To the wet Sea-Boy [1600 season], in an houre so rude.
1860 T. P. ThompsonAudi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxii. 38 A Hull sea-boy went to see his master when his time was out.