Can anyone read any of this?

[MattD30]

The attached image is from the first page of the Will of Richard Ruck of Norton, Kent. I would be interested to know if anyone can help with translating/transcribing this.

The Will appears to be in Latin, and badly written in places and I am having difficulty spotting where any names are, let alone any relationships.

If anyone can make head-or-tails of this piece let me know and I will post the other images tomorrow.

Many Thanks

Matt

[Bookbox]

I'm afraid it's not Richard Ruck of Norton, and it's not a will.

It’s the start of a Judicial Sentence relating to the will of John Rucke of the parish of Elham in the Archdeaconry of Canterbury. It concerns a dispute between Grace Rucke (his widow and executrix) and Daniel Rucke, John Rucke ...[probably other names will follow].

[MattD30]

I'm afraid it's not Richard Ruck of Norton, and it's not a will.

It’s the start of a Judicial Sentence relating to the will of John Rucke of the parish of Elham in the Archdeaconry of Canterbury. It concerns a dispute between Grace Rucke (his widow and executrix) and Daniel Rucke, John Rucke ...[probably other names will follow].

Hiya

Well that's interesting and does explain why I couldn't make head or tails of it! The bizarre thing is that this if filed with the Wills proved at the Archdeaconry of Canterbury [Original Copy PRC/16/186 R/4]

Having looked at my list of Will references again now I have just seen that the Will I want is filed after this one, [ref PRC/16/186 R/5] so I will have to download that again.

Many Thanks for resolving this for me.

Matt