Complex sentence: Hatton was appointed vice-chamberlain of the royal household and a member of the Privy Council in 1578, and was a member of parliament from 1571, first representing the borough of Higham Ferrers and afterwards the county of Northamptonshire.
Split into simpler sentences: Hatton was appointed vice-chamberlain of the royal household and a member of the Privy Council in 1578. From 1571 on he was a member of parliament, first representing the borough of Higham Ferrers and afterwards the county of Northamptonshire.