Complex sentence: Most of these theologians had retained their positions in the Church during the tenure of William Laud, some had been ejected from their churches or cited by ecclesiastical courts for their views, some had fled to the Continent, and one to the American colonies.
Split into simpler sentences: Most of these theologians had retained their positions in the Church during the tenure of William Laud. Some had been ejected from their churches or cited by ecclesiastical courts for their views, some had fled to the Continent, and one to the American colonies.