Complex sentence: Wadham had also been saving money to found a college in Oxford, but nothing was written down and Wadham's instructions on his deathbed were contradictory, despite this, Dorothy ably attended to his wishes.
Split into simpler sentences: Wadham had also been saving money to found a college in Oxford, but nothing was written down and Wadham's instructions on his deathbed were contradictory. Despite this, Dorothy ably attended to his wishes.