Original sentence: As a younger son himself, Sir Alexander wanted to ensure suitable provision for his own younger son, James.Following this marriage, Temple's father invested in a farming venture by Edward Whalley who was the brother-in-law of Temple's stepsister - Mary Penistone.However, in the 1650s, Whalley was a prominent and successful member of the Puritan establishment and there became a possibility of recovering some money.The investment made by Temple's father for the benefit of his children had apparently become valueless when Edward Whalley fled to Scotland in the late 1630s
Edited sentence: As a younger son himself, Sir Alexander wanted to ensure suitable provision for his own younger son.Following Temple's marriage, his father had invested in a farming venture by Edward Whalley who was the brother-in-law of Temple's stepsister - Mary Penistone.However, in the 1650s, Whalley had become a prominent and successful member of the Puritan establishment and there was a possibility of recovering some money.This investment made by Temple's father for the benefit of his children had apparently become valueless when Edward Whalley fled to Scotland in the late 1630s