Complex sentence: Many of the makars had university education and so were also connected with the Kirk; however William Dunbar's "Lament for the Makaris" (c.1505) provides evidence of a wider tradition of secular writing outside of Court and Kirk, now largely lost.
Split into simpler sentences: Many of the makars had university education and so were also connected with the Kirk. However, William Dunbar's "Lament for the Makaris" (c.1505) provides evidence of a wider tradition of secular writing outside of Court and Kirk now largely lost.