Complex sentence: Sir James Balfour (of Pittendreich, Moray, Scotland) (d.1583 or 1584), Scottish judge and politician, son of Sir Michael Balfour of Montquhanny, was educated for the legal branch of the Church of Scotland.
Split into simpler sentences: Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich, Moray, Scotland (d.1583 or 1584), was a Scottish judge and politician. The son of Sir Michael Balfour of Montquhanny, he was educated for the legal branch of the Church of Scotland.