diff --git a/protocol/protocol.tex b/protocol/protocol.tex
index 7032d899..aee04c2e 100644
--- a/protocol/protocol.tex
+++ b/protocol/protocol.tex
@@ -8653,9 +8653,11 @@ upgrade-supporting nodes \MUST allow for this.
 \intropart
 \lsection{Consensus Changes from \BitcoinText}{consensusfrombitcoin}
 
+\vspace{-1ex}
 \lsubsection{Encoding of \Transactions}{txnencoding}
 
-The \Zcash \transaction format is as follows:
+The \Zcash \transaction format is as follows (this should be read in the context
+of consensus rules later in the section):
 
 \begin{center}
 \scalebox{\sprout{0.92}\notsprout{0.88}}{
@@ -8676,11 +8678,11 @@ $\geq 1$ & $4$ & $\headerField$ & \type{uint32} & Contains: \begin{compactitemiz
 $\geq 3$ & $4$ & $\nVersionGroupId\!$ & \type{uint32} & Version group ID (nonzero). \\ \hline
 }
 
-$\geq 1$ & \Varies & $\txInCount$ & \compactSize & Number of \transparent inputs in this \transaction. \\ \hline
+$\geq 1$ & \Varies & $\txInCount$ & \compactSize & Number of \transparent inputs. \\ \hline
 
 $\geq 1$ & \Varies & $\txIn$ & $\txIn$ & \xTransparent inputs, encoded as in \Bitcoin. \\ \hline
 
-$\geq 1$ & \Varies & $\txOutCount$ & \compactSize & Number of \transparent outputs in this \transaction. \\ \hline
+$\geq 1$ & \Varies & $\txOutCount$ & \compactSize & Number of \transparent outputs. \\ \hline
 
 $\geq 1$ & \Varies & $\txOut$ & $\txOut$ & \xTransparent outputs, encoded as in \Bitcoin. \\ \hline
 
@@ -9046,7 +9048,8 @@ Other consensus rules applying to an \outputDescription are given in \crossref{o
 \introsection
 \lsubsection{\BlockHeader}{blockheader}
 
-The \Zcash \blockHeader format is as follows:
+The \Zcash \blockHeader format is as follows (this should be read in the context
+of consensus rules later in the section):
 
 \begin{center}
 \hbadness=5000