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said and examination into all the circumstances, shall think for
the interest and advantages, both of such infant, idiot or per-
son non compos mentis, and of the other person or persons
interested therein to be confirmed, the court may confirm such
contract, and all sales and deeds made in pursuance of and
agreeably to an order of the court in the exercise of the above
power shall be good and sufficient in law to transfer the estate
and interest of such infant, idiot or person non compos mentis
in such lands, tenements or hereditaments, according to the
true intent and meaning of such deeds, respectively; and in all
cases of deeds executed in the exercise of the above power,
the some shall be executed and acknowledged by such person
or persons as the court may appoint for the purpose. And
wherever any bill or petition is filed under the provisions of
this section for the sale of lands, persons holding mortgages
and other incumbrances on the said lands or an undivided in-
terest therein may be made parties to said bill, and the said
lands or interests therein shall be sold free and clear of such
mortgages or other incumbrance, and the rights of the lienors
shall be protected in the distribution of the proceeds of the sale
of such lands.

Norwood v. Norwood, 4 H. & J. 112. Dorsey v. Clarke, 4 H. & J. 651.
Warfield v. Gambrill, 1 G. & J. 503. Collinson v. Owens, 6 G. & J. 4. Harris
v. Harris, 6 G. & J. 111 White v White, 7 G. & J. 208. Calwell v. Boyer,
8 G. & J. 136. House v. Wiles, 12 G & J. 338. Hughes' Case, 1 Bl. 46.
Latimer v. Hanson, 1 Bl. 51 Corse v Polk, 1 Bl 233. Jones v. Jones, 1
Bl. 443. Fenwick v. Laughlin, 1 Bl. 474. Iglehart v. Armiger, 1 Bl. 519.
Crapster v. Griffith, 2 Bl 1. Winder v. Diffenderfer, 2 Bl. 166. Hewitt's
Case, 3 Bl. 184. Williams' Case, 3 Bl. 186 Mewshaw v. Mewshaw, 2 Md.
Ch. 12 Roser v. Slade, 3 Md. Ch. 91. Boone v. Boone, 3 Md. Ch. 497.
Watson v. Godwin, 4 Md. Ch. 25. Benson v. Wright, 4 Md. Ch 278. Tom-
linson v. McKaig, 5 Gill, 256. Albert v. Savings Bank, 2 Md. 159. Williams
v. Holmes, 9 Md. 287. Compbell v. Lowe, 9 Md. 500. Howard v. Carpenter,
11 Md. 259. Phelps v. Stewart, 17 Md. 240. Lawes v. Lumpkin, 18 Md. 334.
Jones v. Plummer, 20 Md. 416. Earle v. Turton, 26 Md. 23. Smith v.
Townshend, 27 Md 368. Ritchie v. Munder, 49 Md. 10. Downes v. Friel,
57 Md. 531. Wilson v. Green, 63 Md. 547. Belt v. Bowie, 65 Md. 350.
Slingluff v Stanley, 66 Md. 224. Presstman v. Mason, 68 Md 89. Brendel
v. Klapp, 69 Md. 1 Mitchell v. Parrish, 69 Md. 235. Bannon v. Comegys,
69 Md 411. Dugan v. Mayor and C. C., 70 Md. 1. Benson v. Benson, 70
Md 254. Johnson v. Hoover, 75 Md. 486. Mumma v. Brinton, 77 Md. 200.
Koontz v. Koontz, 79 Md. 361. Simpson v. Bailey, 80 Md. 423. Ballantyne
v. Rusk, 84 Md. 650. Williams v. Harlan, 88 Md. 4.