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Helinandus, a grete clerk̘, writand̛ of þe life & maners of one þat hight Romulus, þat was one of þe foundors of Rome, wrate
on̛ hym̛ in þis maner of wise & said̛, þat agayns þis Romulus suld̛ go vnto þe cownceƚƚ howse, he wold not drynke, & in-esspeciaƚƚ wyne, bod in esy quantitie iij dayes befor̛. So on̛ a tyme a gude man̛ of Rome, þat purseyvid his condicion̛, said̛ vnto hym̛, "Thow Romullus! and aƚƚ men̛ did̛ as þou duse, wyne sulde not be in Rome in so grete dayntie as it is. For & no man̛ wolde drynk̘ no mor̛ þerof þan þou Duse, it sulde not be so dere as it is." et c̛.