Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
Thanks!

Yes the motto seen on the commercially available Stewart cap badges is virescit vulnere virtus said to mean "courage grows strong at a wound" for which the Pelican in Her Piety is perfectly fitting.

Does that book show crests of various Stewart branches? If so, do they show the Pelican in Her Piety, or a Pelican feeding her young unwounded?
Unfortunately no, Johnston's work only has images of shields and includes the blazon of the full achievement when available. His full books are available online:
https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-...%2C2815%2C3388