 Shortly thereafter John sold the commission, ran into debt and assigned all of his income in payment of the debt.John Cope brought a suit in the Court of Chancery against Sir Robert for the payment of the residue of the £3,000.Wilmot's lawyers argued that the terms of the trust had only required the trustees to outlay such funds as they thought proper to secure John Cope's professional advancement and that the trust was, in any event, of a discretionary nature.