The Robert Nicol TrustRegistered

'I direct that the receipt of the said six several public officers shall be a good discharge to my trustees for the said legacy and the and that the said six several public officers shall stand possessed thereof upon trust to invest the same in manner hereinafter mentioned with regard to investments generally and with the like power to vary the investments generally and with the like power to vary the investments and to pay and apply the annual income thereof in perpetuity for the advancement and promotion of education in the city and county of Aberdeen'.