Complex sentence: Dunlop p.162 He was strictly forbidden to go to London, but did so, and after a brief spell in the Fleet Prison, he obtained a royal audience and yet again gained the King's favour.
Split into simpler sentences: Dunlop p.162 He was strictly forbidden to go to London, but did so. After a brief spell in the Fleet Prison, he obtained a royal audience and yet again gained the King's favour.