Complex sentence: From about 1574, Stafford was patron of a "Lord Stafford's Company of Players", who were first recorded appearing in Barnstaple, appearing often in public records for the next twenty-six years.
Split into simpler sentences: From about 1574, Stafford was patron of a Lord Stafford's company of players. It was first recoded appearing in Barnstaple, appearing often in public records for the next twenty-six years.