Complex sentence: In 1584 Bulmer and Sir Julius Caesar petitioned the Privy Council for a patent to build lighthouses, and later in the year Bulmer received a grant from the Crown concerning calamine and other ores.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1584 Bulmer and Sir Julius Caesar petitioned the Privy Council for a patent to build lighthouses, and in that year Bulmer was granted a patent for a lighthouse. Later in 1584 he received a grant from the Crown concerning calamine and other ores.