Complex sentence: Many of the donatários were hereditary, with a few exceptions, referred in the Salic Laws (Leis Sálicas) of the time; these laws regulated all aspects of life, including crime, taxation, indemnity, and female inheritance.
Split into simpler sentences: Many of the donatários were hereditary, with a few exceptions, referred in the Salic Laws (Leis Sálicas) of the time. The Salic laws regulated all aspects of life, including crime, taxation, indemnity, and female inheritance.