Complex sentence: It is recorded that, on the fifteenth Scrutiny on 18 December, before Guise's arrival, Lorraine received five votes, though he did not arrive in the Conclave until 29 December.
Split into simpler sentences: It is recorded that, on the fifteenth Scrutiny on 18 December, even before Guise's arrival, Lorraine had received five votes. Jean de Lorraine, though, did not arrive in the Conclave until 29 December.