Complex sentence: Hugh Speke (1656-c.1724), English writer and agitator, was a son of George Speke (died 1690) of Whitelackington, Somerset.
Split into simpler sentences: Hugh Speke (1656-c.1724) was an English writer and agitator. He was a son of George Speke (died 1690) of Whitelackington, Somerset.