Certainty: 3 Esphigmenou took the proasteion of Partarea (Chalkidike) from the metropolis of Thessalonike which had seized it
Partarea was bequeathed to Esphigmenou in around 1060 by Ioannes; Maria, the daughter of protospatharios Theodoros Gymnos; Moschonas Karbeas, tourmarches; and Theodora. It was later taken over by the metropolis of Thessalonike. Klemes, hegoumenos of Esphigmenou objected, presenting Christophoros, krites of the velon of Boleron, Strymon and Thessalonike with the act (of Leon Thylakas) defining the proasteion of Esphigmenou at Portarea. He then sent a document ordering Nikolaos protospatharios and Christophoros own man to investigate the complaint of Klemes the hegoumenos against the metropolis of Thessalonike. Representatives of the metropolis (Niketas, bishop of Berroia and oikonomos of the metropolis; the bishop of Kassandra and Bryai; Konstantinos, logothetes of the metropolis; Ioannes, nomikos; and Leontares, hieromnemon) and Esphigmenou (Klemes, the hegoumenos and Georgios the oikonomos) went to Partarea to witness the investigation of Nikolaos. It was settled in favour of Esphigmenou. Kosmas, oikonomos of Bromosyrta (a dependency of Lavra); Kyriakos, protopapas of Karbea; Nikolaos; and Theophanes, presbyter of Lavra were also present and signed the document handing over Partarea to Esphigmenou (by the hand of Nikolaos the investigator)