Complex sentence: Sir John Fortescue (c.1394-c.1476), English lawyer, the second son of Sir John Fortescue, of an ancient Devon family, was born at Norris, near South Brent, in Somerset.
Split into simpler sentences: Sir John Fortescue (c.1394-c.1476) was an English lawyer, the second son of Sir John Fortescue, of an ancient Devon family. He was born at Norris, near South Brent, in Somerset.