Complex sentence: In 1571 he was elected to parliament as a member for Plymouth and in 1572 for Queenborough and controversially argued for the crown prerogative in the matter of royal licenses for purveyance.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1571 he was elected to parliament as a member for Plymouth and in 1572 for Queenborough. He controversially argued for the crown prerogative in the matter of royal licenses for purveyance.