Complex sentence: Godolphin was the only child of Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, was born in Whitehall, London, on 3 September 1678, and baptised the same day.
Split into simpler sentences: Godolphin was the only child of Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin. He was born in Whitehall, London, on 3 September 1678, and baptised the same day.