The Case of Dr. Ayliffe, At Oxford. London, 1716

1716. Expelled from Oxford [Ayliffe, John (1676-1732)]. The Case of Dr. Ayliffe, At Oxford. Giving, First, An Account of the Unjust and Malicious Prosecution of him in the Chancellor's Court of that University, For Writing and Publishing a Book, Entituled, The Antient and Present State of the University of Oxford: And, Secondly, An Account of the Proceedings had against him in his College, Chiefly Founded on the Prosecution of the University: Whereby he was Oblig'd to Quit the One, And was Expell'd the Other. London: Printed for J. Baker; and Sold by J. Harrison, 1716. 98, xiv pp. Octavo (7" x 4-1/2"). Recent quarter calf over marbled boards, blind fillets to calf edges, lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed. Light toning to interior, very light foxing to a few leaves. A nice copy. $650. * Only edition. Ayliffe, a jurist and proctor on Oxford's university court with several degrees from the institution, frequently clashed with his colleagues over internal and external politics. Matters came to a head when he published The Antient and Present State of the University of Oxford (1714), which sharply criticized the university's administration and governance and led to his expulsion from the university and resignation of his fellowship there. He wrote this anonymous work to protest his expulsion. OCLC locates 1 copy in a North American law library (Harvard). English Short-Title Catalogue T20012.