Complex sentence: Edward obtained recognition from the competitors for the Scottish throne that he had the'sovereign lordship of Scotland and the right to determine our several pretensions' deciding the case in favour of John Balliol, who duly swore loyalty to him and became king.
Split into simpler sentences: Edward obtained recognition from the competitors for the Scottish throne that he had the'sovereign lordship of Scotland and the right to determine our several pretensions'. He decided the case in favour of John Balliol, who duly swore loyalty to him and became king.