▁Life ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁Re py ng don ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Wales ▁in ▁around ▁ 1 3 4 5 . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁August in ian ▁canon , ▁first ▁at ▁Re pton ▁Ab bey , ▁then ▁at ▁Le ic ester ▁Ab bey ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 3 6 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Broad g ates ▁Hall , ▁Oxford , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Doctor ate ▁of ▁Div inity ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁man ▁of ▁some ▁learning , ▁Re py ng don ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁as ▁a ▁def ender ▁of ▁the ▁do ctr ines ▁taught ▁by ▁John ▁Wy cl iffe ; ▁for ▁this ▁he ▁was ▁susp ended ▁and ▁afterwards ▁ex communic ated , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁p ardon ed ▁and ▁restored ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁William ▁Cour ten ay , ▁and ▁he ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁completely ▁abandoned ▁his ▁un orth odox ▁opinions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 3 9 4 , ▁Re py ng don ▁was ▁made ▁ab bot ▁of ▁the ▁ab bey ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mary ▁de ▁Pr atis ▁at ▁Le ic ester , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁Henry ▁IV ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁throne ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 9 ▁he ▁became ▁chap lain ▁and ▁conf essor ▁to ▁this ▁king , ▁being ▁described ▁as ▁cler icus ▁special iss im us ▁dom ini ▁reg is ▁Hen r ici . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 4 0 4