A man taking Psellos' letter to the krites of his theme was too poor to help over tax, but needed work as a grammatikos

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Summary:: He often asked favours of the krites of Aegean Sea because of the number of petitioners, his refusal to reject them, and friendship with the krites (unless he wrote too often). A local man, though too poor to help over tax, needed employment as a skilled grammatikos
Dates:: 1060 (Uncertain)

grammatikos from Aegean region (Anonymus 2455)

He was among the many petitioners of Michael 61 recommended to Anonymus 2456; though too poor to help over tax, needed he employment as a skilled grammatikos (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 137, 163.13-164.13

krites of Aegean Sea (Anonymus 2456)

He was often asked favours by his friend Michael 61 because of the latters refusal to reject petitioners, but he should not write too often; Anonymus 2455 though too poor to help over tax, needed employment as a skilled grammatikos (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 137, 163.13-164.13

Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)

He often asked favours of Anonymus 2456 because of the petitioners, his refusal to reject them, and friendship with the krites (unless he wrote too often); Anonymus 2455 though too poor to help over tax, needed employment as a skilled grammatikos (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 137, 163.13-164.13
He often asked favours from Anonymus 2456 for people like Anonymus 2455 Psellos Letters (K - D) 137, 163.13-164.13