Complex sentence: During this period, he also applied to the Methodists, Independents and Presbyterians, and mailed applications directly to the Bishops of Chester and Lincoln and the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
Split into simpler sentences: During this period, he also applied to the Methodists, Independents and Presbyterians. He mailed applications directly to the Bishops of Chester and Lincoln and the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.