Complex sentence: Sir John Goodricke served almost continuously as Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge from 1673 until his death, with the exception of a period spent as British Envoy Extraordinary to Spain to Spain from 1679 to 1683.
Split into simpler sentences: Sir John Goodricke served almost continuously as Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge from 1673 until his death. He was British Envoy Extraordinary to Spain to Spain from 1679 to 1683.