Complex sentence: Although he was dead before it passed, he was excepted from pardon for life or estate by the crown in the Act of Settlement 1652 passed on 12 Aug.1652, because of his participation in the rebellion of 1641.
Split into simpler sentences: Although he was dead before it passed, he was excepted from pardon for life or estate by the crown in the Act of Settlement 1652 passed on 12 Aug.1652. This was because of his participation in the rebellion of 1641.