Complex sentence: Frances promoted the marriage of his second daughter Lucy Percy to James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, as a father he disapproved of the marriage and required Lucy to reside with him; but Frances outwitted him.
Split into simpler sentences: Frances promoted the marriage of his second daughter Lucy Percy to James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle. As a father he disapproved of the marriage and required Lucy to reside with him; but Frances outwitted him.