Psellos recommended to the epi ton oikeiakon a woman who was plaintiff in a trial over one nomisma, which she should win

Summary:
Psellos, like a cheapskate, recommended to the epi ton oikeiakon a woman who was plaintiff in a trial over one nomisma, asking for rights, not favours, with a low-born kinsman of his as witness; she should be given it. Family pressures, known to writer and recipient, were analysed, so that this poor case bred rich philosophy 
Dates:
1060 (Uncertain) 
woman petitioning for one nomisma (Anonyma 2137)
  • She was to be the plaintiff in a contest over one nomisma, as described in a letter from Michael 61 to Anonymus 2287; she should be given it (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 163.421-422
epi ton oikeiakon (Anonymus 2287)
  • He received a letter from Michael 61 over one nomisma, asking for rights, not favours, for Anonyma 2137 with Anonymus 2288 as witness; family pressure, known to writer and recipient, was analysed, so this poor case bred rich philosophy (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 163.421-422
low-born kinsman of Michael Psellos (Anonymus 2288)
  • He was to be a witness in a contest over one nomisma, as described in a letter from Michael 61 to Anonymus 2287 (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 163.421-422
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • He wrote to Anonymus 2287 over one nomisma for Anonyma 2137 Psellos Letters (Sathas) 163.421-422
  • He wrote to Anonymus 2287 over one nomisma for Anonyma 2137, like a cheapskate, asking for rights, not favours, with Anonymus 2288 as witness; family pressure, known to writer and recipient, was analysed, so this poor case bred rich philosophy (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 163.421-422