Complex sentence: The first expansion came as early as 1629 when a number of farms were transferred inside the city "Bymark"; the "Bymark" area lay under the city's civil administration, but for ecclesiastical purposes remained part of Akers parish.
Split into simpler sentences: The first expansion came as early as 1629, when a number of farms were transferred inside the city "Bymark". The "Bymark" area lay under the city's civil administration, but for ecclesiastical purposes remained part of Akers parish.