Complex sentence: The Spanish galleys meanwhile came in close to shore and then bombarded the defenceless town-many houses were burned and three men were killed; one man Jenkyn Keigwin died defending his house which was the only one to survive any damage.
Split into simpler sentences: The Spanish galleys meanwhile came in close to shore and then bombarded the defenceless town-many houses were burned and three men were killed. One man Jenkyn Keigwin died defending his house which was the only one to survive any damage.