Complex sentence: A farmer named John Bowne held Quaker meetings in his home and was arrested for this and deported to Holland, but eventually persuaded the Dutch West India Company to allow Quakers and others to worship freely.
Split into simpler sentences: A farmer named John Bowne held Quaker meetings in his home and was arrested for this and deported to Holland. Eventually he persuaded the Dutch West India Company to allow Quakers and others to worship freely.