From The Blazing World

This history of the English Civil Wars is approaching the end as we approach the Glorious Revolution. A brief mention of Seth Ward: "he studied at Cambridge where, in fulfilling the rather bizarre role as official university jester, he so offended the vice chancellorthat he was temporarily suspended." (p. 355)  

I do not know if this is bizarre. Many professors at Poison Ivy League schools are hard to distinguish from jesters already.