Complex sentence: William Saxey (c.1550--1612) was an English born judge in Ireland of the late Elizabethan and early Stuart era; he was an unpopular and controversial figure with a reputation for corruption and misanthropy.
Split into simpler sentences: William Saxey (c.1550--1612) was an English born judge in Ireland of the late Elizabethan and early Stuart era. He was an unpopular and controversial figure with a reputation for corruption and misanthropy.