Complex sentence: He was said to have been given sanctuary at Sutton Court before being sent to the Fleet on 1 September on a doubtful charge of debt; the real cause was his steadiness to a religion which was still by law established.
Split into simpler sentences: He was said to have been given sanctuary at Sutton Court, before being sent to the Fleet Prison on 1 September on a doubtful charge of debt. The real cause was his steadiness to a religion, which was still by law established.