For no reason, one man stopped another rebuilding a ruin; Psellos asked the krites to intervene, though the offender was poor

Summary:
The owner of a ruin (Psellos told the local krites) spoke of a novel problem in rebuilding it: a neighbour stopped him, not complaining of the design, but blocking any rebuilding at all. Psellos had smiled, thinking the problem lay elsewhere, but the man insisted. It was a novel offence, and the offender, being poor, could not be censured for abuse of power, but his rashness might be tamed by the right penalty. If the facts were wrong, the krites should not blame Psellos, who was only the messenger 
Dates:
1060 (Uncertain) 
krites, recipient of letter from Michael Psellos (Anonymus 2561)
  • He received a letter from Michael 61, desribing how Anonymus 2563 was stopping Anonymus 2562 from starting to rebuild his ruined house; the offender, being poor, could not be censured for abuse of power, but he might be tamed by the right penalty (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 246, 296.20-297.6
home-owner stopped from rebuilding his house (Anonymus 2562)
  • He had a novel problem in rebuilding a ruined house; Anonymus 2563 stopped him, not complaining of the design, but blocking any rebuilding; Psellos smiled, thinking the problem lay elsewhere, but the man insisted, so he wrote to Anonymus 2561 (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 246, 296.20-297.6
neighbour who stopped rebuilding of a house (Anonymus 2563)
  • He stopped Anonymus 2562 fom rebuilding his ruined house, not over the design, but blocking any rebuilding at all; being poor, could not be censured for abuse of power, but (as Psellos wrote to Anonymus 2561) he might be tamed by the right penalty (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 246, 296.20-297.6
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • He wrote to Anonymus 2561 that Anonymus 2562 was being stopped from rebuilding his ruined house Psellos Letters (K - D) 246, 296.20-297.6
  • Anonymus 2562 (he told Anonymus 2561) spoke of a novel problem in rebuilding a ruined house; Anonymus 2563 stopped him, not complaining of the design, but blocking any rebuilding; Psellos smiled, thinking the problem lay elsewhere, but the man insisted (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 246, 296.20-297.1
  • It was a novel offence, and Anonymus 2563, being poor, could not be censured for abuse of power, but his rashness might be tamed by the right penalty; if the facts were wrong, Anonymus 2561 should not blame Psellos, the messenger (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 246, 297.1-6