The Minstrel seemed of no vulgar rank; for, besides the splendour of his gaily braidered doublet, he wore around his neck a silver chain, by which hung the "wrest", or key, with which he tuned his harp.
A hárfás nem lehetett közrendű ember, mert pompás zubbonyáról nem is szólva, nyakában vastag ezüstláncot viselt, amelyen a wrest csüggött, a hárfa hangolására szolgáló kulcs.